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

It received city rights in 1333 from Jan van Diest [nl], the Prince-Bishop of Utrecht.

[3][4] It was first mentioned in 1277 as Grafhorst, and means "burial height".

[3] Even though it was given city rights, it was never fortified and remained small.

On 5 May 1849, nearly the entire city burnt down except for some farms and a couple of remote houses.