Boxmeer

Boxmeer
Town and former municipality
Former Boxmeer city hall (until 2010)
Location of the former municipality of Boxmeer in North Brabant
Boxmeer
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Boxmeer
Boxmeer (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°39′N 5°57′E / 51.650°N 5.950°E / 51.650; 5.950
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityLand van Cuijk
Area
  Total
10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
12,565
  Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
DemonymBoxmeerenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5831
Area code0485
Websitewww.boxmeer.nl

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.