Grave, Netherlands

Grave
City and former municipality
Grave town centre
Grave town centre
Flag of Grave
Coat of arms of Grave
Highlighted position of Grave in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location of the former municipality of Grave in North Brabant
Grave is located in North Brabant
Grave
Grave
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Grave is located in Netherlands
Grave
Grave
Grave (Netherlands)
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 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total8,580
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5360–5361[1]
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.

  1. ^ a b c "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.