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.
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 Arthur Wellesley.
01Population centres
- Boxtel
- Esch
- Lennisheuvel
- Liempde
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Boxtel, 2021
02Notable residents
- José van Dijck (born 1960) a new media author and academic
- Teun Voeten (born 1961) a Dutch photojournalist and cultural anthropologist
- Marcel Wanders (born 1963) a Dutch designer and art director
- Dianne van Giersbergen (born 1985 in Liempde) a spinto soprano and singer-songwriter
- Sam Feldt (born 1993) a Dutch DJ and record producer
Sport
- Jeroen Delmee (born 1973) a field hockey player and twice Olympic champion
- Bas van Erp (1979-2016) a Dutch wheelchair Paralympic tennis player
- Frank van der Struijk (born 1985) a Dutch footballer with over 300 club caps
- Michael van Gerwen (born 1989) a Dutch professional, 3-time World Darts Champion
- Glenn Schuurman (born 1991) a Dutch field hockey player, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Silvinho Esajas (born 2002) a Dutch professional footballer
03Economy
Vion NV, one of the largest European meat processors, is headquartered in Boxtel and operates its largest pig slaughterhouse there.
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Boxtel P1040881.JPG by G.Lanting, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dianne van Giersbergen bei einem Live-Auftritt 2014.jpg by Frans van Arkel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- VION hoofdkantoor in Boxtel.jpg by Hanno Lans, CC BY 4.0
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