Kapellen
Encyclopedia
Kapellen is a municipality
located in the Belgian
province of Antwerp
. The municipality consists only of the town of Kapellen proper. On January 1, 2006 Kapellen had a total population of 25,948. The total area is 37.11 km² which gives a population density
of 699 inhabitants per km².
A number of neighbourhoods in Kapellen have a residential character and are characterized by their villaparcs, exclusive landhouses and beautiful castles. Many who flee the always busy town enjoy Kapellen's peaceful nature.
The town's football
club is R. Cappellen F.C.
and has played at the national level for many years.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
province of Antwerp
Antwerp (province)
Antwerp is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp...
. The municipality consists only of the town of Kapellen proper. On January 1, 2006 Kapellen had a total population of 25,948. The total area is 37.11 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 699 inhabitants per km².
A number of neighbourhoods in Kapellen have a residential character and are characterized by their villaparcs, exclusive landhouses and beautiful castles. Many who flee the always busy town enjoy Kapellen's peaceful nature.
The town's football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club is R. Cappellen F.C.
R. Cappellen F.C.
R. Cappellen F.C. is a Belgian football club from the town of Kapellen, near Antwerp. Cappellen has matricule number 43 and has yellow and red as main team colours. The club has a long history in the higher divisions of Belgian football...
and has played at the national level for many years.
Famous inhabitants
- Christine SoeteweyChristine SoeteweyMaria-Christine Soetewey is a retired Belgian high jumper.She became Belgian champion in 1979, 1980 and from 1982 to 1987....
, retired Belgian high jumper - Sarah BettensSarah BettensSarah Bettens is the lead singer of the Belgian band K's Choice. Sarah and her brother Gert Bettens are the two popular faces of the band. She is known for her enigmatic, smoky voice. The band is popular in Belgium, the Netherlands and France, and had toured in the U.S...
and Gert BettensGert BettensGert Bettens is the lead guitarist of the Belgian band K's Choice. He, with his sister Sarah Bettens, is the face of the band....
, singers, formerly of K's ChoiceK's ChoiceK's Choice is a Belgian rock band from Antwerp, formed in the mid-1990s. The band's core members are siblings Sarah Bettens and Gert Bettens . They are joined by Eric Grossman , Thomas Vanelslander , Reinout Swinnen and Koen Liekens... - Geert Grub (1896-1980), poet, writer and Flemish activist
- Margaretha GuidoneMargaretha GuidoneMargaretha 'Maggie' Guidone is a housewife from Helmond living in Kapellen who became famous in Flanders because of her campaign for the environment and against global warming. She successfully urged politicians to go see the new climate documentary by Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth...
, activist for the environment and against global warming - Didier Ilunga MbengaDidier Ilunga MbengaDidier Ilunga-Mbenga, commonly referred to as D. J. Mbenga , is a Belgian professional basketball player who last played for the New Orleans Hornets...
, NBA basketball player - Baron Paul KronackerPaul KronackerBaron Paul Georges Marie Kronacker was a Belgian chemist and liberal politician for the Liberal Party.-Education:He graduated as a chemist at the Université Libre de Bruxelles ....
(1897-1994), politician - Tom De MulTom De MulTom De Mul is a Belgian footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in Spain, as a right winger.-Club career:Born in Kapellen, Antwerp, De Mul began his career in K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, but joined the Ajax Amsterdam youth academy at age 15, like countryman Thomas Vermaelen a year before...
, football player currently playing for Sevilla FCSevilla FCSevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA... - Kevin Van DesselKevin Van DesselKevin Van Dessel is a Belgian footballer who plays for APOP Kinyras Peyias FC. Prior to that he served VVV-Venlo, Roda JC, Germinal Ekeren, NAC Breda, K. Sint-Truidense V.V., Genoa C.F.C..-External links:*...
, football player currently playing for Roda JC - Dirk Van MechelenDirk Van MechelenDirk Louis Maria Van Mechelen is the Flemish minister of Finance and Budget and Town and Country Planning. He is a member of the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats.-Education:...
, politician, Flemish minister - Thomas Vermaelen, football player currently playing for ArsenalArsenalAn arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, issued to authorized users, or any combination of those...
- Gert Verhulst, co-founder of Studio 100Studio 100Studio 100 is a Flemish company that produces popular children's television series and owns five amusement parks and four musical ensembles.-History:Studio 100 was founded in 1996 by Gert Verhulst, Danny Verbiest, and Hans Bourlon...
- Rocco GranataRocco GranataRocco Granata is a Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist.Granata was born in Figline Vegliaturo, Calabria, southern Italy; but his parents immigrated to Belgium when he was aged ten. Rocco's father was a coal miner, but after briefly working in the coal mines, Granata pursued music instead...
, singer