Boxmeer
Boxmeer ([bɔksˈmeːr] (
listen)) is a municipality and a town in upper southeastern Netherlands. It incorporates the former municipality of Beugen en Rijkevoort and that of Vierlingsbeek. In Overloon is the Overloon War Museum.
Boxmeer | |
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 Former Boxmeer city hall (until 2010) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg.png.webp) Location in North Brabant | |
| Coordinates: 51°39′N 5°57′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Karel van Soest (VVD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 113.84 km2 (43.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 111.44 km2 (43.03 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (January 2019)[4] | |
| • Total | 29,065 |
| • Density | 261/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Boxmeerenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5440–5441, 5447, 5820–5836 |
| Area code | 0478, 0485 |
| Website | www |
Station Boxmeer
Topography
Population centres
The population in parts of the municipality on 31 December 2020 was:[5]
- 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
Foto's
Boxmeer, former townhall
Boxmeer, basilica: the Sint-Petrusbasiliek
Overloon, sculpture
Vierlingsbeek, church: Sint Laurentiuskerk
Oeffelt, windmill: molen de Vooruitgang
References
- "Samenstelling College van B&W" [Members board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Boxmeer. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Postcodetool for 5831JX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- "CBS in uw buurt" (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
External links
Media related to Boxmeer at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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