Boxmeer
Boxmeer ([bɔksˈmeːr] (
listen)) is a town and former municipality in upper southeastern Netherlands. Boxmeer as a municipality incorporated the former municipality of Beugen en Rijkevoort and that of Vierlingsbeek. In Overloon is the Overloon War Museum.
Boxmeer | |
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Town and former municipality | |
 Former Boxmeer city hall (until 2010) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg.png.webp) Location of the former municipality of Boxmeer in North Brabant | |
  Boxmeer Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Boxmeer Boxmeer (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°39′N 5°57′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Land van Cuijk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,565 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Boxmeerenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5831[1] |
| Area code | 0485 |
| Website | www |
Boxmeer, Cuijk, Grave, Mill en Sint Hubert, and Sint Anthonis merged into the new municipality of Land van Cuijk on 1 January 2022.
Topography
Map of the former municipality of Boxmeer, 2015
Station Boxmeer
Population centres
The population in parts of the former municipality on 31 December 2020 was:[3]
- Beugen 1,860
- Boxmeer 12,550
- Holthees 540
- Maashees 875
- Oeffelt 2,370
- Overloon, including Heikant 3,985
- Rijkevoort 1,665
- Sambeek 1,745
- Vierlingsbeek, including Groeningen 3,050
- Vortum-Mullem 705
Transport
Notable people
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Dionne Stax, 2017
Kika van Es, 2011
- Dr Anna Terruwe (1911 in Vierlingsbeek – 2004) a Catholic psychiatrist who discovered emotional deprivation disorder
- Joannes Gijsen (1932 in Oeffelt – 2013) a Dutch bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Roermond and Reykjavík
- Emile Roemer (born 1962 in Boxmeer) a Dutch politician
- Hugo van der Velden (born 1963 in Boxmeer) a Dutch art historian
- Charles Deenen (born 1970 in Holthees) a Dutch computer/video game audio director, music composer, sound designer and mixer
- Dionne Stax (born 1985 in Boxmeer) a Dutch journalist and newsreader
Sport
- Sjaak Lucassen (born 1961 in Maashees) a Dutch long-distance motorcycle rider
- Niels Fleuren (born 1986 in Boxmeer) a Dutch professional footballer with 420 club caps
- Sander de Wijn (born 1990 in Boxmeer) a Dutch field hockey player, silver medallist at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Kika van Es (born 1991 in Boxmeer) a Dutch football defender
Gallery
Boxmeer, former townhall
Boxmeer, basilica: the Sint-Petrusbasiliek
Overloon, sculpture
Vierlingsbeek, church: Sint Laurentiuskerk
Oeffelt, windmill: molen de Vooruitgang
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "Postcodetool for 5831JX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- "CBS in uw buurt" (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
External links
Media related to Boxmeer at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
Places adjacent to Boxmeer | |
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