| Capelle aan den IJssel | |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Municipality |
| Flag Size: | 100x67px |
| Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Capelle aan den IJssel in a municipal map of South Holland |
| Coordinates: | 51.9333°N 39°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Holland |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Governing Body: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | VVD |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Joost Manusama |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | -2 |
| Population Demonym: | Capellenaar |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 2900–2909 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 010 |
Capelle aan den IJssel (pronounced as /nl/ pronounced as /nl/;) is a large town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in, and covers an area of NaNCapelle aan den IJssel}}, of which NaNCapelle aan den IJssel}} is water. It is situated on the eastern edge of Rotterdam, on the Hollandse IJssel river.
The town has what is probably the country's smallest museum, the Dief- en Duifhuisje ("House of Thieves and Pigeons"). Now a historical museum, it served as the prison for the castle of Capelle and is all that now remains of the 17th-century castle.
On opposing sides of the A16 motorway are two business parks called Rivium and Brainpark respectively. Companies based in the larger Rivium include Rockwell Automation, Pfizer Nederland, Sodexho Nederland, Royal Dutch Shell, Van Oord, and many more.
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel, June 2015.
Capelle aan den IJssel is connected to the Rotterdam Metro system:
On 15 November 1899 the Capelle train accident took place.