Boxtel
Boxtel | |||
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Town and municipality | |||
 Boxtel town centre | |||
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 Location in North Brabant | |||
| Coordinates: 51°35′N 5°20′E / 51.583°N 5.333°E / 51.583; 5.333Coordinates: 51°35′N 5°20′E / 51.583°N 5.333°E / 51.583; 5.333 | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Brabant | ||
| Government [1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Mark Buijs (VVD) | ||
| Area [2] | |||
| • Total | 64.85 km2 (25.04 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 63.75 km2 (24.61 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.10 km2 (0.42 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation [3] | 8 m (26 ft) | ||
| Population (August 2017)[4] | |||
| • Total | 30,666 | ||
| • Density | 481/km2 (1,250/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Boxelaar, Boxtelaar | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postcode | 5280–5283, 5298 | ||
| Area code | 0411 | ||
| Website | www.boxtel.nl | ||
Boxtel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔkstəl]) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.
Contents
1 History
2 Population centres
2.1 Topography
3 Notable residents
4 Transportation
5 References
6 External links
History
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
- Boxtel
- Lennisheuvel
- Liempde
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of Boxtel (place), March 2014.
Notable residents
Bas van Erp, Paralympic wheelchair tennis medalist (2004)
Michael van Gerwen, 3-time World Darts Champion
Sam Feldt, DJ and producer
José van Dijck, social media scholar
Transportation
- Boxtel railway station
References
^ "Het college" [The board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Boxtel. Retrieved 7 May 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ "Postcodetool for 5281AT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
External links
Media related to Boxtel at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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