Boxtel

Boxtel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔkstəl]) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.

Boxtel
Boxtel town centre
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°35′N 5°20′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Government
  BodyMunicipal council
  MayorFons Naterop (Acting) (CDA)
Area
  Total64.85 km2 (25.04 sq mi)
  Land63.73 km2 (24.61 sq mi)
  Water1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[3]
  Total30,747
  Density482/km2 (1,250/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Boxelaar, Boxtelaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5280–5283, 5298
Area code0411
Websitewww.boxtel.nl

This is the origin of the Van Boxtel family, which has numerous descendants in North Brabant.

The town was the site of the Battle of Boxtel fought in September 1794 during the Flanders campaign. It is often principally remembered as the first battle of the future Duke of Wellington.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Boxtel, 2021

Notable residents

Dianne van Giersbergen, 2014

Sport

Transportation

References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Postcodetool for 5281AT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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