Kapellebrug Explained

Kapellebrug
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Hulst - Kapellebrug.svg
Map Caption1:The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Kapellebrug in the municipality of Hulst.-->
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Zeeland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Hulst
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:2.1
Area Total Km2:2.61
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:370
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4565
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0114
Coordinates:51.2542°N 4.0647°W

Kapellebrug is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 31 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.

The village was first mentioned in 1459 as ter Eecken, and is a combination of chapel and bridge.[3]

Kapellebrug was home to 278 people in 1840. The village used to be split in the municipalities Sint Jansteen and Clinge. In 1970, it became part of the municipality of Hulst.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4565EL . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 20 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 20 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Kapellebrug - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 20 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Kapellebrug . Plaatsengids . 20 April 2022 . nl.