* 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

Ommen is a municipality and a Hanseatic city in the Vecht valley of the Salland region, which is at the heart of the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands.

This new building, situated on the bank of the Vecht, housed all offices of the municipal authorities — including the city council, the court, the tax and toll office, the Gentlemen's Society and the home of the burgomaster.

In 1122 Muiden was, together with Utrecht, granted some city rights by Emperor Henry V. After the lands around Muiden were given to Count Floris V, he began building Muider Castle at the mouth of the Vecht river.

Originally, the city of Utrecht was built by the Romans at a ford ( crossing ) near the place where the Kromme Rijn forks into rivers Vecht ( north ) and Leidse Rijn ( west ); the last stretch within the city walls, however, was channelised to form the Oudegracht canal.

Rivers Leidse Rijn and Vecht extend from the city moat and are the continuation of the Kromme Rijn.

Satellite image of the surroundings of Utrecht ( city ) | Utrecht showing river Vecht ( c ) and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal ( g ).

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 city of Utrecht was founded at a ford ( crossing ) near the fork of river Kromme Rijn into the Vecht to the north, and the Oude Rijn to the west.

Of the original fork, little remains today and both Vecht and Rijn start from the city moat.

The Vecht ( sometimes called the Overijsselse Vecht, to avoid confusion with its namesake in Utrecht ) and Regge rivers determined the first settlements in the area that is now the municipality of Ommen.

It is situated to the north west of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of natural and touristic interest.

Maarssen () is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht.

The region of the river Vecht above Utrecht is still known as the " Menists ' Heaven ", because of its many opulent mansions.

* Vecht ( Utrecht ), a Rhine branch in the Netherlands from Utrecht to the Eemmeer ( Lake Eem ) near Muiden, sometimes called Utrechtse Vecht

* Stichtse Vecht, a municipality of the Netherlands in the province of Utrecht

The Vechte ( in German and in Low Saxon ) or Vecht ( in Dutch ), often called Overijsselse Vecht in the Netherlands to avoid confusion with its Utrecht counterpart, is a river in Germany and the Netherlands.

The Vecht is a Rhine branch in the Dutch province of Utrecht.

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During the Roman period the IJ communicated on one side with the lake Flevo and the Vecht ( Utrecht ) and the other with the North Sea.

The River Vecht was the trade route to Utrecht, one of the most important trade towns of that age.

Langs de Vecht en d ' oude Rijnstroom is the provincial anthem of Utrecht, Netherlands.

It lies on the north bank of the Vecht river, not far from where the Regge river merges with this stream.

The Muiderslot is a castle in the Netherlands, located at the mouth of the river Vecht, some 15 kilometers southeast of Amsterdam, in Muiden, where it flows into what used to be the Zuiderzee.

North of the boulder clay highland of Urk, the Vecht river flowed into the Almere, while the river IJssel with tributaries flowed in to the south of Urk.

The Vecht also flows into the Zwarte Water.

The Vechte River ( Dutch Vecht ) traverses the district from south to north and flows into the Netherlands.

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 Markermeer ( Lake Marken, part of the former Zuiderzee ) at Muiden.

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 ; since the river IJssel was not yet connected to the Rhine in those days, it is assumed they sailed on river Vecht.

Contrary to popular belief, the Zwarte Water is not an IJssel branch, nor is it another name for the Vecht.

The location of Ommen itself proved particularly suitable for settlement — not only because of the fertile river soil and the higher ground of the river dune ( even today the church square is visibly higher than the streets to its east and south ), but also because of the ford in the Vecht facilitating trade routes between the Frisian north and Twente to the south.

It is located on the river Vecht, about 2 km north of Loenen aan de Vecht.

The Zwarte Water then flows north through Zwolle, bends to the northeast, takes in the Vecht near Hasselt and flows past the town of Zwartsluis to discharge itself in the Zwarte Meer (" Black Lake ", connected to the IJsselmeer lake ) near Genemuiden.

Goor had a small harbour along the river Regge ( which flows to the Vecht near Ommen ), but when the Twente canal was opened in 1936, a new industrial port was built there.

Most of the Salland region was marshy but the higher banks along the Vecht and Regge provided fertile soil for agriculture.

The first sporadic agricultural settlements in Salland therefore arose along the riverbanks of the Vecht and the Regge.

Last but not least, havezates ( or castles ) arose in the area surrounding Ommen — especially at strategic points such as the banks of the Vecht ( the Arendshorst on the northern bank and Beerze on the southern bank ), the banks of the Regge ( most notably at Eerde ) or both banks (' t Laer ) — from which robber barons dominated the surrounding area and could levy tolls on river commerce in defiance of the authority of the bishop.

A toll bridge across the Vecht ( first built in 1492 ) further increased its wealth and commercial importance, even though the toll bridge across the Vecht was destroyed by ice floes three times through the centuries.

Gilwell Ada's Hoeve on the left bank of the Vecht was the first Scouting campground in the Netherlands.

It is situated one kilometer from the centre on the opposite side of the Vecht.

One of its main crossroads, near the Vecht bridge is a bottleneck that causes frequent traffic congestion.

On January 1, 2011 Breukelen merged with Loenen and Maarssen to form Stichtse Vecht.

File: 2007-03-25 10. 04 Breukelen, ophaalbrug bij de Vecht. JPG | Breukelen, drawbridge across the Vecht

On January 1, 2011, Loenen merged with Breukelen and Maarssen to form Stichtse Vecht.

The earliest traceable mention of the game of golf refers to a game played in Loenen aan de Vecht.