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City and former municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands
Grave
City and former municipality
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Highlighted position of Grave in a municipal map of North BrabantLocation of the former municipality of Grave in North Brabant
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Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°44′E / 51.767°N 5.733°E / 51.767; 5.733
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityLand van Cuijk
Area
 • Total3.24 km (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation10 m (30 ft)
Population
 • Total8,580
 • Density2,600/km (6,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode5360–5361
Area code0486
Websitewww.grave.nl
Map of the former municipality of Grave, 2015

Grave (Dutch: [ˈɣraːvə] ; formerly De Graaf) is a city and former municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. The former municipality had a population of 12,486 in 2021. Grave is a member of the Dutch Association of Fortified Cities.

The former municipality included the following towns : Grave (capital), Velp, Escharen and Gassel.

Grave, Boxmeer, Cuijk, Mill en Sint Hubert, and Sint Anthonis merged into the new municipality of Land van Cuijk on 1 January 2022.

History

See also: Siege of Grave (1586) See also: Siege of Grave (1602) See also: Siege of Grave (1674)

Grave received city rights in 1233.

The former municipality of Grave was formed in the Napoleonic era (1810) and coincided with the fortified Grave and immediate surroundings. The history of the town was thus linked to that of the place.

This changed in 1942. Then there was a reclassification place where the municipality Grave was expanded with the previously independent municipalities Velp and Escharen. Moreover, in 1994 the neighboring municipality of Beers was abolished and a part thereof, the parish Gassel, was also added to the municipality Grave.

Popular attractions

Near to Grave lies a bridge, now called John S. Thompsonbrug, built in 1929. It is the northern connection to Gelderland, spanning the river Maas. The bridge was one of the key strategic points in Operation Market Garden; the city was liberated at 17 September 1944, suffering very little damage. The bridge was named in 2004 after Lieutenant John S. Thompson of the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, who commanded the platoon of the 82nd Airborne Division that captured the bridge.

The Hampoort is the old entrance to the city, and it is still largely intact and can be visited.

Notable people

Mary of Guelders

Nobility

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Images

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 5361CV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

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Places adjacent to Grave, Netherlands
Oss Wijchen (GE)
Maas		 Heumen (GE)
Maas
Landerd Grave Cuijk
Mill en Sint Hubert
Populated places in the municipality of Land van Cuijk
Towns
Villages
Hamlets
List of cities, towns and villages in North Brabant
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