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Country
  
Netherlands

Demonym(s)
  
Boxelaar, Boxtelaar

Postcode
  
5280–5283, 5298

Area
  
64.77 km²

Local time
  
Friday 4:09 PM

Elevation
  
8 m (26 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Website
  
www.boxtel.nl

Province
  
North Brabant

Area code
  
0411

Boxtel httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Weather
  
11°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 62% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Oertijdmuseum, Rob's Vogelhof, Fotospeurtochten Nederland

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

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Map of Boxtel, Netherlands

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

    • Dutch Topographic map of Boxtel (place), March 2014.

    Notable residents

  • Bas van Erp, Paralympic wheelchair tennis medalist (2004)
  • Michael van Gerwen, professional darts player
  • Sam Feldt, DJ and producer
  • José van Dijck, social media scholar

    • Transportation

  • Boxtel railway station

    • References

    Boxtel Wikipedia
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