Fortress at Vechten Fortress at Vechten was built on part of the terrain where the Roman Castellum (Fortress Fectio) stood. This fortress is the namesake of the township “Vechten”. Vechten was already known to be a site where roman antiquities are found. The first digs have been executed in 1829. During the construction of Fortress […]
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Water as a defense weapon The New Dutch Waterline was a defense line. Its water was the weapon of defense. If the enemy approached, strips of pasture between Muiden and the Biesbosch could be flooded. This made the country difficult for the enemy to pass. The line served from 1815 to about 1940. Nowadays the […]
The Tea House on Rhijnauwen In the spring of 1921, the Municipality of Utrecht decided to “place a simple tea house at a suitable spot in Rhijnauwen near the Kromme Rijn in order to give hikers, cyclists and rowers a resting place where they could find a pleasant pupation”. The most suitable place for the […]
Recreational forest in historic surroundings The Nieuw Wulven forest is a young forest that has been created in a varied and historic landscape. In the forest, which is managed by Staatsbosbeheer, there is a lot of space for recreation and nature. Illustration: Warbler Drasbos The southern part of Nieuw Wulven is located between grazing lands. […]
Welcome to the archaeological monument Castellum Fection Hiking allowed on the trails Access is forbidden: Between sunset and sunrise Outside the trails For cyclists and scooters For dogs For group activities Also when you Do damage to the archaeological monument Leave trash behind Cause noise disturbance Access forbidden: art. 461 Criminal Law
The oldest and largest Roman fortress in the Netherlands. Historic Place You are on a historic site that was part of the border of the Roman Empire for hundreds of years, the Limes. Not far from here, the Vecht split off from the Rhine. Shortly before the beginning of the common era, the soldiers of […]
Border Roman Empire 47 Roman year 1997 ←Trajectum MP II – 4,25 KM Fectio MP I – 1,97 KM → Construction Fund Grontmij Haitsma Concrete KWS Utrecht Province of Utrecht Municipality of Utrecht
The four Lunettes on the ‘Houtense Vlakte’ Built in 1822-1826 and intended for the closure of the part of the Houtense Vlakte that cannot be flooded and the roads to Bunnik and Houten. Later, it also served for the coverage of the railway lines to Arnhem and ‘s-Hertogenbosch as well as for the support of […]
Construction of 14 fish passages In the water system within the management area of the De Stichtse Rijnlanden Water Board (HDSR), there are barriers (pumps that are difficult or impossible to pass through fish, weirs, inlets and dams) that form a burden on the ecology. Water Directive Framework (WFD 2016-2021) HDSR is putting work into […]
