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Grave
Municipality
Grave town centre
Grave town centre
Flag of Grave
Flag
Coat of arms of Grave
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Grave in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°46′N 5°44′E / 51.767°N 5.733°E / 51.767; 5.733
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorLex Roolvink (VVD)
Area
[2]
 • Total28.03 km2 (10.82 sq mi)
 • Land27.18 km2 (10.49 sq mi)
 • Water0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total12,486
 • Density459/km2 (1,190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5360–5364, 5438
Area code0486
Websitewww.grave.nl

Dutch Topographic map of Grave, June 2015 Grave (pronunciationⓘ, formerly De Graaf) is a municipality in the Dutch province North Brabant. The municipality had a population of 12,486 in 2021. Grave is a member of the Dutch Association of Fortified Cities.

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

History

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

The municipality 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.

Grave received city rights in 1233.

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.

Famous people

  • Mary of Guelders, born in Grave (c. 1434 – died 1 December 1463), the queen consort of Scotland as the wife of King James II of Scotland, served as regent of Scotland from 1460 to 1463.
  • Anna van Egmont, born in Grave (March 1533 – died 24 March 1558), a wealthy Dutch heiress who became the first wife of William the Silent, Prince of Orange and Dutch Father of the Nation.

Images

See also

References

  1. ^ "College" [Board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Grave. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 5361CV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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