Graft is a village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province of

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The ...

, and lies about 11 km south of the city of Alkmaar. The village was first mentioned in the 12th century as Greft, and means "dug waterway". Graft developed in the 13th century on the former island of after it had been enclosed with a dike. The former town hall is a stepped gable building in mannerist style from 1613. Graft was home to 458 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1970, when it merged with

De Rijp De Rijp is a village and former island in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alkmaar, and lies about 10 km northwest of Purmerend, between the Schermer and the Beemster polders. Before the poldering of ...

. In 2015, it became part of the municipality of

Gallery

File:En N.H. Kerk - Graft - 20083427 - RCE.jpg, Former church of Graft behind the town hall (built in 1649) before it was deconstructed in 1951 File:WLM - R&@E - 17068 Graft zerkenvloer.jpg, The old church floor remains File:Bij Graft, sloot in de polder IMG 1544 2017-10-15 12.28.jpg, Ditch in the polder near Graft

References

Populated places in North Holland Former municipalities of North Holland Alkmaar {{NorthHolland-geo-stub