Vechten Fort

Vechten Fort is a fort in , , . Vechten Fort is situated near , as well as near the quarter .
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  • Fort
  • …lies at an elevation of 8 metres (26 feet)
  • …is also known as “Fort bij Vechten”
  • Description: was built in 1870 and is part of the New Dutch Waterline to protect Houtense Plain, east of Utrecht

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Waterliniemuseum and Reduit at Fort bij Vechten.
HenkvD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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is a bunker.
GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a castle, former heerlijkheid, and… is situated 1¼ km northeast of Vechten Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vechten and Lunetten.
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is a hamlet.
is a in the southeastern part…
is a hamlet in the province of .

Vechten Fort

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Latitude
52.05847° or 52° 3′ 31″ north
Longitude
5.16762° or 5° 10′ 3″ east
Open location code
9F473559+92
Open­Street­Map ID
way 623200845
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
2745794
Wiki­data ID
Q18775928

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

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