It is mainly in the municipality of de Bilt, but a small part is in the city of Utrecht.

[2] It was first mentioned in 1575 Den blaucapel, and means blue chapel which was a privately owned chapel of the Van Wijck family which was painted blue.

In 1818, Fort Blauwkapel was built near the village, and was part of the Dutch Water Line.

[5] Blauwkapel is not a statistical entity,[6] and the postal authorities have placed it under Utrecht.

Blauwkapel forms a single urban area with the city of Utrecht, and consists of about 80 houses.