Boxtel
Boxtel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. The name derives from Buchestelle and is presumably a combination of 'stelle' and 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.
Population centres
Topography
''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Boxtel, 2021''Notable residents
- José van Dijck a new media author and academic
- Teun Voeten a Dutch photojournalist and cultural anthropologist
- Marcel Wanders a Dutch designer and art director
- Dianne van Giersbergen a spinto soprano and singer-songwriter
- Sam Feldt a Dutch DJ and record producer
Sport
- Jeroen Delmee a field hockey player and twice Olympic champion
- Bas van Erp a Dutch wheelchair Paralympic tennis player
- Frank van der Struijk a Dutch footballer with over 300 club caps
- Michael van Gerwen a Dutch professional, 3-time World Darts Champion
- Glenn Schuurman a Dutch field hockey player, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Silvinho Esajas a Dutch professional footballer