Boxtel

Boxtel () 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.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Boxtel
Settlement.settlement_type: Town and municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Boxtel P1040881.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Boxtel town centre
Settlement.image_flag: Boxtel vlag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Boxtel.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0757 (2021).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Boxtel in a municipal map of North Brabant
Settlement.map_caption: Location in North Brabant
Settlement.subdivision_type

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Boxtel () 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.