| Grave | |
| Settlement Type: | City and former municipality |
| Flag Size: | 100x67px |
| Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Grave in a municipal map of North Brabant |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 51.7667°N 49°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Brabant |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Land van Cuijk |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.24 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 10 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 8,580 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 5360–5361 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 0486 |
Grave (pronounced as /nl/; formerly De Graaf) is a city and former municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. The former municipality had a population of in . Grave is a member of the Dutch Association of Fortified Cities.
The former municipality included the following towns : Grave (capital), Velp, Escharen and Gassel.
Grave, Boxmeer, Cuijk, Mill en Sint Hubert, and Sint Anthonis merged into the new municipality of Land van Cuijk on 1 January 2022.
See also: Siege of Grave (1586).
See also: Siege of Grave (1602).
See also: Siege of Grave (1674).
Grave received city rights in 1233.
The former municipality of Grave was formed in the Napoleonic era (1810) and coincided with the fortified Grave and immediate surroundings. The history of the town was thus linked to that of the place.
This changed in 1942. Then there was a reclassification place where the municipality Grave was expanded with the previously independent municipalities Velp and Escharen. Moreover, in 1994 the neighboring municipality of Beers was abolished and a part thereof, the parish Gassel, was also added to the municipality Grave.
Near to Grave lies a bridge, now called John S. Thompsonbrug, built in 1929. It is the northern connection to Gelderland, spanning the river Maas. The bridge was one of the key strategic points in Operation Market Garden; the city was liberated at 17 September 1944, suffering very little damage. The bridge was named in 2004 after Lieutenant John S. Thompson of the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, who commanded the platoon of the 82nd Airborne Division that captured the bridge.
The Hampoort is the old entrance to the city, and it is still largely intact and can be visited.