The Vecht ( pronounced [vɛxt] ) is a Rhine branch in the Dutch province of Utrecht . It is sometimes called Utrechtse Vecht to avoid confusion with its Overijssel counterpart . The area along the river is called the Vechtstreek .
6-564: Vecht may refer to: Vecht (Utrecht) , a Rhine branch in the Netherlands from Utrecht to the IJmeer (Lake IJ) near Muiden, sometimes called Utrechtse Vecht Vechtstreek , the region along the above river Vecht Vechte , a river that originates in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and ends in confluence with river Zwarte Water in
12-801: The Markermeer and IJsselmeer lakes) into the North Sea . This could have been the IJssel , which the Romans connected to the Rhine themselves, or the river Vecht. In the 17th and 18th centuries many country estates, known as buitenplaatsen , were built on the banks of the Vecht by rich merchants and administrators from Amsterdam . 52°20′13″N 5°04′08″E / 52.337°N 5.069°E / 52.337; 5.069 This article related to
18-473: The Netherlands province of Overijssel; often called Overijsselse Vecht in Dutch Stichtse Vecht , a municipality of the Netherlands in the province of Utrecht Rosa Vecht (1881–1915), Dutch nurse Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Vecht . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
24-453: The border into the province of North Holland , passes the city of Weesp and discharges into the IJmeer (Lake IJ, part of the former Zuiderzee ) at Muiden . The Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal ( Amsterdam-Rhine Canal ) was dug in the Vecht basin. The Roman historian Tacitus tells us that in the first century CE a Roman fleet sailed due north down a Rhine branch, then sailed past Lake Flevo (now
30-607: The city of Utrecht , where the Kromme Rijn stream forks into two branches: the Leidse Rijn / Oude Rijn branch to the west and the Vecht to the north. Originally the Vecht branched off south of the city near the Roman fort Fectio , flowing eastwards around the city, but in the 12th century a northern shortcut was dug out. The Vecht meanders north past the towns and villages of Maarssen , Breukelen and Nigtevecht , crosses
36-478: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vecht&oldid=942856571 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Vecht (Utrecht) The Vecht originates from
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