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Boxmeer
Town and former municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Boxmeer ([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.
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Boxmeer | |
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Town and former municipality | |
![]() Former Boxmeer city hall (until 2010) | |
![]() Location of the former municipality of Boxmeer in North Brabant | |
Coordinates: 51°39′N 5°57′E | |
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)[1] | |
• Total | 12,565 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Boxmeerenaar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 5831[1] |
Area code | 0485 |
Website | www |
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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.