Capelle aan den IJssel Travel Guide


Capelle aan den IJssel Overview

(population: 65,605 in 2005) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 15.42 km² of which 1.13 km² is water. It is situated on the eastern edge of Rotterdam, on the Hollandse IJssel river. Capelle aan den IJssel's most famous resident is Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, who has lived there since 1999 (...)
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Landmark 1.5 miles/2.4 km

in the northeast part of Rotterdam, South Holland, the Netherlands. Prins Alexander knows 7 neighbourhoods: *Het lage Land *Kralingse Veer *Nesselande *Ommoord... Read more
Landmark 2.7 miles/4.3 km

Erasmus University Rotterdam is a university in the Netherlands, located in Rotterdam. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th... Read more
Landmark 2.7 miles/4.3 km

for car traffic over the river Nieuwe Maas, which is a major distributary of the river Rhine. The bridge is located at the east side of Rotterdam, The... Read more

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Destinations Near Capelle aan den IJssel

City 2.1 miles/3.4 km

(population: 8,100 in 2005) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 28.53 km² (of... Read more
City 2.7 miles/4.3 km

Ouderkerk aan den IJssel is a village in the Krimpenerwaard polder, in the province South Holland, the Netherlands. It is situated along the river Hollandse... Read more
Historic 4.1 miles/6.6 km

Kinderdijk is in a polder at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers. To drain the polder, a system of 19 windmills was built around 1740. This group of... Read more
City 4.2 miles/6.8 km

Rotterdam was known for having the world's largest harbor, but lost the title in 2004 to Shanghai. Still it is the countries second largest city. Its natural... Read more

Airports Near Capelle aan den IJssel

Medium Airport 6.4 miles/10.3 km

Rotterdam Airport (formerly (Dutch): ''Vliegveld Zestienhoven'' (translated: ''Airport Sixteencourts'') located in Rotterdam, is The Netherlands' second... Read more
Large Airport 27 miles/43.5 km

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the Netherlands' main airport, located 20 minutes (17.5 km or 10.8 miles) southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of... Read more
Large Airport 47.6 miles/76.6 km

Eindhoven Airport is a regional airport near Eindhoven, Netherlands. In number of served passengers it's the second largest airport in the Netherlands, with... Read more

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