kids encyclopedia robot

Boxmeer facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Boxmeer
Town and former municipality
Former Boxmeer city hall (until 2010)
Former Boxmeer city hall (until 2010)
Flag of Boxmeer
Flag
 Coat of arms of Boxmeer
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Boxmeer in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location of the former municipality of Boxmeer in North Brabant
Boxmeer is located in North Brabant
Boxmeer
Boxmeer
Location in North Brabant
Boxmeer is located in Netherlands
Boxmeer
Boxmeer
Location in Netherlands
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)
 • Total 12,565
 • Density 1,155.9/km2 (2,993.9/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Boxmeerenaar
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5831
Area code 0485

Boxmeer (Dutch pronunciation: [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.

One of the population centers of the former municipality is Overloon, where the Overloon War Museum is located.

Boxmeer, Cuijk, Grave, Mill en Sint Hubert, and Sint Anthonis merged into the new municipality of Land van Cuijk on 1 January 2022.

Topography

Gem-Boxmeer-OpenTopo
Map of the former municipality of Boxmeer, 2015
Station Boxmeer in 2007, rijksmonument 10029
Station Boxmeer

Population centres

The population in parts of the former municipality on 31 December 2020 was:

  • 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

  • Boxmeer railway station

Notable people

Dionne Stax bij het Festival van de Journalistiek 2017 (37447584555)
Dionne Stax, 2017
Kika-van-es-1321139643
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

  • Overzicht van de voorgevel - Boxmeer - 20384800 - RCE

    Boxmeer, former townhall

  • Boxmeer, de Sint-Petrusbasiliek IMG 8330 2021-02-22 11.17

    Boxmeer, basilica: the Sint-Petrusbasiliek

  • Diorama Invasion 1944 in Liberty Park, Overloon War Museum

    Overloon War Museum

  • Overloon - Dromedaris met tankkoepelbult van Marjolijn Mandersloot op de hoek van de Museumlaan en de Venraijseweg

    Overloon, sculpture

  • Vierlingsbeek, de Sint-Laurentiuskerk IMG 8299 2021-02-22 10.02

    Vierlingsbeek, church: Sint Laurentiuskerk

  • Oeffelt, molen de Vooruitgang RM481740 IMG 5600 2020-05-21 16.09

    Oeffelt, windmill: molen de Vooruitgang

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Boxmeer para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Boxmeer Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.