Boxtel

Boxtel

Boxtel

Town and municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands

Boxtel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔkstəl]) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. The name derives from Buchestelle and is presumably a combination of 'stelle' (Dutch for stable, safe place) and (deer) buck.[4]

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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

Economy

Vion production site in Boxtel

Vion NV, one of the largest European meat processors, is headquartered in Boxtel and operates its largest pig slaughterhouse there.

  • House in Boxtel
  • Boxtel Station
  • Kasteel Stapelen
  • Natuurgebied Kampina in Boxtel
  • Boxtel, roundabout: Dinorotonde

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 5281AT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. [4]
    2019. Etymologiebank.Nl. Accessed April 27 2019. .
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