Stichtse Vecht

Stichtse Vecht is a municipality of the Netherlands and lies in the northwestern part of the . The municipality has about 63,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about 107 km2.
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Photo: Swarte Kees, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Nijenrode and Breukelen railway station.

Castle
Photo: Arch, Public domain.

Railway station
Breukelen is a railway station located in , . The station was opened on 18 December 1843 and is on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway. It is also the northern end of the Harmelen–Breukelen railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vechtstreek and Maarssen.

The is a scenic region in and . It is a popular get-away destination known for its natural beauty, castles, parks and stately homes. and , while a part of the , are covered in separate articles.

Town
Photo: Swarte Kees, Public domain.
The Vechtstreek is a scenic region in and . It is a popular get-away destination known for its natural beauty, castles, parks and stately homes. and , while a part of the Vechtstreek, are covered in separate articles. is situated 4½ km southeast of Stichtse Vecht.

Village
is a town and former municipality in the , in the province of . It is situated to the northwest of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of natural and tourist interest.

Stichtse Vecht

Latitude
52.1768° or 52° 10′ 36″ north
Longitude
5.0126° or 5° 0′ 45″ east
Population
65,100
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL SVT
Open location code
9F4752G7+P2
Geo­Names ID
8260047
Wiki­data ID
Q10042
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Stichtse Vecht” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Stichtse Vecht
  • Albanian: Stichtse Vecht
  • Arabic: ستيختسه فيخت
  • Armenian: Ստիխտսե Վեխտ
  • Asturian: Stichtse Vecht
  • Balinese: Stichtse Vecht
  • Belarusian: Стыхтсе-Вехт
  • Catalan: Stichtse Vecht
  • Cebuano: Stichtse Vecht
  • Chinese: 斯提奇斯維特
  • Chinese: 斯蒂赫策費赫特
  • Chinese: 斯蒂赫策费赫特
  • Dutch: Gemeente Stichtse Vecht
  • Dutch: Stichtse Vecht
  • Esperanto: Stichtse Vecht
  • French: Stichtse Vecht
  • German: Stichtse Vecht
  • Greek: Στίχτσε Βεχτ
  • Hungarian: Stichtse Vecht
  • Indonesian: Stichtse Vecht
  • Irish: Stichtse Vecht
  • Italian: Stichtse Vecht
  • Kurdish: Stichtse Vecht
  • Limburgan: Stichtse Vecht
  • Low German: Stichtse Vecht
  • Luxembourgish: Stichtse Vecht
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Stichtse Vecht
  • Norwegian: Stichtse Vecht
  • Occitan (post 1500): Stichtse Vecht
  • Persian: استیختسه فخت
  • Polish: Stichtse Vecht
  • Portuguese: Stichtse Vecht
  • Russian: Стихтсе-Вехт
  • Saterfriesisch: Stichtse Vecht
  • Silesian: Stichtse Vecht
  • Slovenian: Stichtse Vecht
  • Spanish: Stichtse Vecht
  • Swedish: Stichtse Vecht
  • Turkish: Stichtse Vecht
  • Ukrainian: Стіхтсе-Вехт
  • Venetian: Stichtse Vecht
  • Vlaams: Stichtse Vecht
  • Western Frisian: Stichtske Fecht
  • Zeeuws: Stichtse Vecht

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