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Vechten Fort

Vechten Fort is a fort in , , . Vechten Fort is situated nearby to , as well as near the quarter .
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: was built in 1870 and is part of the New Dutch Waterline to protect Houtense Plain, east of Utrecht
  • Also known as: “Fort bij Vechten”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Waterliniemuseum and Reduit at Fort bij Vechten.

Museum
Photo: HenkvD, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bunker
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a bunker.

Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a castle, former heerlijkheid, and former municipality in the province of . It was located northwest of the village of . is situated 1¼ km northeast of Vechten Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vechten and Lunetten.

Hamlet
Photo: Neushorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Quarter
is a in the southeastern part of the city of , that has approximately 12.000 inhabitants. It is mainly a residential area, since there is no significant industry present.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the province of . It is located just north of the village of , and is part of that municipality.

Vechten Fort

Latitude
52.05847° or 52° 3′ 31″ north
Longitude
5.16762° or 5° 10′ 3″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9F473559+92
Open­Street­Map ID
way 623200845
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
2745794
Wiki­data ID
Q18775928
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Vechten Fort” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Fort bij Vechten”
  • Dutch: “Fort Vechten”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 531252”
  • Finnish: “Fort bij Vechten”
  • Finnish: “Vechtenin linnake”
  • Italian: “Forte di Vechten”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort bij Vechten”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fortet ved Vechten”
  • Norwegian: “Fortet ved Vechten”
  • Russian: “Fort bij Vechten”
  • Russian: “Фехтен Форт”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Vechten”
  • Swedish: “Fort bij Vechten”
  • Swedish: “Vechtens Fort”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Houtense Vlakte and Bunnik.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Houten Loods Z and Grenspaal Romeinse Rijk.

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