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Vecht may refer to:
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Vecht (Utrecht), a Rhine branch in the Netherlands from Utrecht to the IJmeer (Lake IJ) near Muiden, sometimes called Utrechtse Vecht
- Vechtstreek is 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 the Netherlands province of Overijssel; often called Overijsselse Vecht in Dutch
- Stichtse Vecht, a municipality of the Netherlands in the province of Utrecht
The Vecht 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".
The Vecht originates in 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 twists and turns north past the towns and villages of Maarssen, Breukelen and Nigtevecht, crosses the border into the province of North Holland, passes the town 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 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 " buitenplaats" were built on the banks of the Vecht by rich merchants and administrators from Amsterdam.
Image:Rivier de Vecht.jpg|Vecht river at Nigtevecht.
Category:Rivers of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta Category:Rivers of the Netherlands Category:Rivers of North Holland Category:Rivers of Utrecht (province) Category:Geography of Gooise Meren Category:Stichtse Vecht Category:Utrecht (city) Category:Weesp
Usage examples of "vecht".
Weesp, near Amsterdam, hugging the river Vecht all the way, but not as closely as the road they were now travelling on.
Onder andere de grondregel dat bij een substantieel verschil in grootte tussen tegenstanders, de grotere man gemeen vecht, eenvoudigweg door de strijd aan te binden met een veel kleinere opponent.
Maria later, on dreams - dreams that the summer had been brutal in Holland, too, and the water in the River Vecht was running low.
He knew it was the Vecht from the bends, the chestnuts, the mansions and the constant river traffic: small, brisk boats between the lawns.
At another time, also, divers poor Clerks had been called from Zwolle to help them in some work, wherefore certain of the Brothers went down to fish in the brook Vecht, whose course is near to the mountain.