Capelle aan den IJssel

Municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel

flag	coat of arms
province	South Holland
mayor	Peter Oskam ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality	Capelle aan den IJssel
Area  - land  - water	15.4  km 2 14.22 km 2 1.18 km 2
CBS code	0502
Residents	66,775 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	4336 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	51 ° 56 ′  N , 4 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 56 ′  N , 4 ° 35 ′  E
height	-7  m NAP
Important traffic route
prefix	010
Postcodes	2901-2909
Website	Homepage of Capelle aan den IJssel

Capelle aan den IJssel ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a town and municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland and had 66,775 inhabitants on January 31, 2019, according to the CBS .

Location and economy

Capelle aan den IJssel is located on the Hollandse IJssel , about seven kilometers northeast of the neighboring city of Rotterdam , and can be described as a suburb of this city. In the outskirts of Schollevaar is a train station on the Rotterdam – Utrecht railway line , the Scholver shopping center and the cemetery with crematorium. The center is connected to Rotterdam by a metro line . A motorway also leads from here to Rotterdam.

Capelle itself also has a lot of industry, especially ship repair yards and other metal processing companies, as well as all kinds of service offices and workshops. Neighboring towns are Nieuwerkerk and Rotterdam / Alexander.

history

The first villagers settled around a chapel and a castle built by the Lords of Moordrecht around 1250 and destroyed in 1352. Between 1350 and 1550, Capelle was hit mainly by wars, then by floods and fires. Only the village church from the 15th century was spared again and again. From around 1900 a shipbuilding industry developed on the banks of the river . After 1960 the village grew into a suburb of Rotterdam.

economy

The city is a typical commuter city ​​in the greater Rotterdam area. In Capelle there are many people with higher education who hold management positions in Rotterdam.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018

 %

40

30th

20th

10

0

36.9

11.2

10.3

8.0

7.4

7.1

6.6

6.0

5.7

0.8

LC

VVD

D66

SGP

PvdA

SP

CDA

CU

GL

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 2014

 % p

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

+3.9

+0.4

-2.2

-0.2

-3.8

-2.6

+0.9

-0.6

+5.7

-1.5

LC

VVD

D66

SGP

PvdA

SP

CDA

CU

GL

Otherwise.

The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Political party	Seats
	2006	2010	2014	2018
Leefbaar Capelle	6th	9	12	13
VVD	6th	4th	3	4th
D66	0	3	4th	3
SGP	2	3	3	3
PvdA	9	5	4th	2
SP	-	1	3	2
CDA	3	2	2	2
ChristenUnie	2	2	2	2
GroenLinks	2	1	-	2
Jezus Leeft	-	-	-	0
CAPELLE: Well!	-	1	0	-
Trots op Nederland	-	1	-	-
Capel's concern	3	1	-	-
Fascinatio Middelwatering Wijk Belang	-	0	-	-
total	33	33	33	33

mayor

Peter Oskam ( CDA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since January 4, 2016 . His colleagues include Ans Hartnagel ( Leefbaar Capelle ), Dick van Sluis (Leefbaar Capelle), Jean-Paul Meuldijk (Leefbaar Capelle), Eric Faassen ( VVD ) and the municipal secretary Anne de Baat .

Web links

Commons : Capelle aan den IJssel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
2. ^ Leo van den Berg: European Cities in the Knowledge Economy. Ashgate Publishing 2005, ISBN 0-7546-4521-5 , p. 262.
3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on May 26, 2018 (Dutch)
4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on May 26, 2018 (Dutch)
5. ↑ Peter Oskam (CDA) nieuwe burgemeester Capelle aan den IJssel. In: Trouw . De Persgroep Nederland , 23 November 2015, accessed 26 May 2018 (Dutch). 
6. ^ College van B&W Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel, accessed on May 26, 2018 (Dutch)