| Graft | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Graft-De Rijp - Graft.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Graft in the former municipality of Graft-De Rijp.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Holland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alkmaar |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -2.0 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.73 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 890 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 1484 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0299 |
| Coordinates: | 52.5667°N 54°W |
Graft (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ɣrɑft/) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alkmaar, and lies about south of the city of Alkmaar.
The village was first mentioned in the 12th century as Greft, and means "dug waterway".[3] Graft developed in the 13th century on the former island of after it had been enclosed with a dike.[4]
The former town hall is a stepped gable building in mannerist style from 1613.[4]
Graft was home to 458 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1970, when it merged with De Rijp. In 2015, it became part of the municipality of Alkmaar.[5]