Boxtel (gemeente)

Geschiedenis

Boxtel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.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 centresBoxtelLennisheuvelLiempdeTopographyDutch Topographic map of Boxtel, March 2014.Notable residentsBas van Erp, Paralympic wheelchair tennis medalist (2004)Michael van Gerwen, 2-time World Darts ChampionSam Feldt, DJ and producerJosé van Dijck, social media scholarTransportationBoxtel railway station