Grave, Netherlands

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Grave is a historic town in the Dutch province of North Brabant, known for its well-preserved medieval center and fortifications along the Maas River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality in the Netherlands
town in the Netherlands
connectedByBridgeTo Nederasselt
country Netherlands
crossedBy Maas-Waal Canal (nearby regionally connected)
hasArea about 3.0 square kilometres (built-up area)
hasCityRightsSince 1233
hasCoordinateLatitude 51.759
hasCoordinateLongitude 5.738
hasDialingCode 0486
hasEconomicActivity small-scale services
tourism
hasEvent historical reenactments
local cultural festivals
hasFortifications bastions
medieval city walls
moats
hasHeritageStatus protected townscape
hasLandmark Canons at the Maas quay
Hampoort city gate
surface form: Hampoort (city gate)

John S. Thompsonbrug
St. Elisabethkerk
hasMunicipalMerger merged into Land van Cuijk
hasPopulation approximately 8700 (town)
hasPopulationDate 2021
hasPostalCode 5361
hasTransportConnection regional bus services
knownFor historic fortifications
role in various sieges
well-preserved medieval center
language Dutch
locatedIn Land van Cuijk
North Brabant
locatedInRegion Meierij van ’s-Hertogenbosch
surface form: Meierij van ’s-Hertogenbosch (historical)
locatedOnRiver Maas
municipalMergerDate 2022
nearbyCity Nijmegen
’s-Hertogenbosch NERFINISHED
partOf Duchy of Brabant
surface form: Duchy of Brabant (historical)
playedRoleIn Eighty Years' War
surface form: Eighty Years War

Franco-Dutch War
World War II
surface form: Second World War

War of the First Coalition
previouslyIncludedVillage Escharen
Gassel
Velp (North Brabant)
surface form: Velp, North Brabant
provincialCapital ’s-Hertogenbosch (of North Brabant) NERFINISHED
wasBesiegedIn 1674
1794

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Graafs Museum location Grave, Netherlands
Mary of Guelders, Queen of Scots birthPlace Grave, Netherlands
subject surface form: Mary of Guelders
this entity surface form: Grave, Duchy of Guelders
St. Lambertuskerk locatedNear Grave, Netherlands
subject surface form: St. Lambertuskerk (Escharen)
this entity surface form: Grave, North Brabant
Mary, Queen of Scots (consort of James II) birthPlace Grave, Netherlands
subject surface form: Mary of Guelders
this entity surface form: Grave, Duchy of Guelders