Capelle aan den IJssel 2

The longest ride of my trip around Rotterdam was from Rhoon to Capelle aan den IJssel with a transfer at Beurs metro station. It ended at Capelle Centrum that was clearly being reconstructed. I had to search for the Albert Heijn supermarket that had the post office, but fortunately the shopping centre De Koperwiek had a clear map at the entrance.

Capelle aan den IJssel is a town and municipality in the province of South Holland. 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 Duif huis ("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 16th-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.

The stamp I put on my envelope was the one with the 'Hollandse kriel' (in English: Dutch bantam) from the chicken series of 2017, because Capelle aan den IJssel still has an active poultry club.

City/town:       Capelle aan den IJssel

Municipality:   Capelle aan den IJssel

Area:              15,40 km²

Population:    66.822 (1 January 2019)

Website:        capelleaandenijssel.nl

Post office

Albert Heijn Centrumpassage

Centrumpassage 27

2903 HA  CAPELLE AAN DEN IJSSEL

ah.nl/capelle-aan-den-ijssel/centrumpassage

facebook.com/albertheijndekoperwiek

Date sent: 7 July 2017

Date postmark: 7 July 2017

Date received: 8 July 2017

Number of days: 1

Envelope in collection: 219