Boxmeer ([bɔksˈmeːr] ⓘ) 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 | |
Coordinates: 51°39′N 5°57′E / 51.650°N 5.950°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 | 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 edit
Population centres edit
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 edit
Notable people edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
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Boxmeer, former townhall
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Boxmeer, basilica: the Sint-Petrusbasiliek
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Overloon, sculpture
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Vierlingsbeek, church: Sint Laurentiuskerk
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Oeffelt, windmill: molen de Vooruitgang
References edit
- ^ a b c "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 edit
- Media related to Boxmeer at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website