Grafhorst

Grafhorst (population as of 2001: 770) is a small town about 3 km north of Kampen, in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1333.

Grafhorst
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°34′57″N 5°56′2″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
MunicipalityKampen
Population
 (2007)
1,000

It was most likely a small settlement before that. Most likely it existed already around 800.

Grafhorst was a separate municipality until 1937, when it became a part of IJsselmuiden;[1] it is now a part of Kampen.

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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