Kapel | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Lingewaard |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 11 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 6691 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0481 |
Coordinates: | 51.8842°N 5.9764°W |
Kapel is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Lingewaard, about 1 km north of the town of Gendt.[2]
It was first mentioned in 1840 as Capel, and means chapel, i.e. church without an independent parish.[3] Kapel is not a statistical entity,[4] and the postal authorities have placed it under Gendt.[5] In 1840, it was home to 206 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 45 houses.[6]