Grafhorst

Grafhorst is a small city about 3 km north of Kampen, in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1333 from , the Prince-Bishop of Utrecht.

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Settlement.name: Grafhorst
Settlement.settlement_type: Small city
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Overzicht - Grafhorst - 20083421 - RCE.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Street view (1979)
Settlement.image_shield: Grafhorst wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Overijssel
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kampen
Settlement.elevation_m: 1
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1.57
Settlement.population_total: 1,030
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021

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Population: 261
Image: Grafhorst1.jpg

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Commons category: Grafhorst, Netherlands
postal code: 8277

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Grafhorst is a small city about 3 km north of Kampen, in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It received city rights 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.