Geldern-Kapellen

Geschichte

Geldern-Kapellen is a town of about 2500 people in northwest Germany near the border of the Netherlands. Since 1969 the village has been a part of the city of Geldern. The area Kapellen lies in the Niederrhein (Lower Rhine) in the northwest part of German Federal State of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The village is approximately 45 miles (72 km) from Düsseldorf, 10 miles (16 km) from the Rhine River at Xanten and 111 miles (180 km) from Amsterdam, Netherlands.Kapellen located in the left (western) bank of the Lower Rhine. It is traversed by the Issumer Fleuth, a tributary of the Niers River.Towns nearby are Sonsbeck to its north, Kevelaer in its West, northeast is Issum and Geldern is to its south.The Weeze Airport is just 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Kapellen. This airport has regular flights around Europe. This airport is sometimes referred to as Düsseldorf-Weeze Airport.HistoryKapellen was first mentioned in the year 1250. Because the area is on a Roman road of Xanten to Straelen, the area was likely populated well before 1250. The Roman Catholic Church of St. George was mentioned in 1305 in the St. Victor church register in the nearby town of Xanten. The church has records of the names of the assigned village priests since the year 1334.