Grafhorst is a small city about 3 km north of
Kampen
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* Campen, Germany, a village by the Ems estuary, northwestern Germany, home of the Campen Lighthouse
* Campen Castle, a part ...
, in the
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
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province of
Overijssel
Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the ...
. It received
city rights
Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...
in 1333 from , the
Prince-Bishop of Utrecht.
It was first mentioned in 1277 as Grafhorst, and means "burial height".
Even though it was given city rights, it was never fortified and remained small. In 1775 and 1825, it was flooded.
The economy used to be based in fishing with some agriculture culture. In 1849, it was home to 411 people. On 5 May 1849, nearly the entire city burnt down except for some farms and a couple of remote houses. In 1962, a church was built.
Grafhorst was a separate municipality until 1937, when it became a part of
IJsselmuiden
IJsselmuiden is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Kampen, northeast of that city across the river IJssel.
IJsselmuiden was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Kampen. IJsselmu ...
;
[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. ] it is now a part of Kampen.
References
Populated places in Overijssel
Former municipalities of Overijssel
Kampen, Overijssel
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