Moerkapelle

Moerkapelle is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland.

It is located about 6 km east of the city of Zoetermeer, in the municipality of Zuidplas.

[1] Its name is derived from the combination of moeras (swamp) and kapel (chapel).

Around 1560 the first reference was made to the existence of a chapel, which served as a school and farmhouse after the completion of the village church in 1667.

After the formation of the polder "Wildeveenen" in the 17th century, agricultural activity began and led to a population increase in Moerkapelle.