The Vecht river 17th and 18th centuries, many country estates near Utrecht Loenen Maarsen Breukelen Nigtevecht

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The Vecht is a Rhine branch in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is sometimes called Utrechtse Vecht The area along the river is called the "Vechtstreek". 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, formerly the Zuiderzee) at Muiden. In the 17th and 18th centuries, many country estates known as "buitenplaats" were built on the banks of the Vecht by rich merchants and administrators from Amsterdam.

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