Grave, Netherlands

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Grave
City and former municipality
Grave town centre
Grave town centre
Flag of Grave
Flag		 Coat of arms of Grave
Coat of arms
Location of the former municipality of Grave in North Brabant
Location of the former municipality of Grave in North Brabant
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Land van Cuijk
Area[1]
 • Total 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2021)[1]
 • Total 8,580
 • Density 2,600/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 5360–5361[1]
Area code 0486
Website www.grave.nl
Map of the former municipality of Grave, 2015

Grave (Dutch: [ˈɣraːvə] ( listen); formerly De Graaf) is a city and former municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. The former municipality had a population of 12,746 in 2014. 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

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See also: Siege of Grave (1586)

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See also: Siege of Grave (1602)

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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, but suffered very little damage. The bridge was named in 2004 after Lieutenant John S. Thompson 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

  • Grave, straatzicht Brugstraat 2-10 bij Oranjehotel foto1 2010-04-10 11.02.jpg

    Houses in centre

  • Grave vistrap inlaat scheepswerf.jpg

    Fish ladder and shipyard

  • Canal lock

See also

References

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External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website
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