Kapellen an der Fleuth | |
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Village | |
 Geldern-Kapellen Church | |
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| Coordinates: 51°34′16″N 6°21′46″E / 51.5711°N 6.36278°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,620 |
Kapellen an der Fleuth is a village of about 2600 people in northwest Germany near the border of the Netherlands. Since 1969 the village has been a part of the city of Geldern. Kapellen lies in the Niederrhein (Lower Rhine) in the northwest part of German Federal State of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The village is approximately 72 kilometres (45 miles) from Düsseldorf, 16 km (10 mi) from the Rhine River at Xanten and 180 km (112 mi) from Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Kapellen located in the left (western) bank of the Lower Rhine.
Because there are other European areas named Kapellen/Capellen, in January 2020 the village was renamed with the distinctive name Kapellen an der Fleuth. The village is traversed by the Issumer Fleuth, a tributary to the Niers River.
Towns nearby are Sonsbeck to its north, Kevelaer in its West, northeast is Issum; Geldern is to its south.
The Weeze Airport Niederrhein is just 21 km (13 mi) northwest of Kapellen. This airport has regular flights around Europe. This airport is also referred to as Düsseldorf-Weeze Airport or Düsseldorf-North Airport.