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Fort Vechten near Utrecht
Dutch Water Defence Lines1996
UNESCO World Heritage
The New Dutch Waterline is the oldest of the two waterlines. There was a predecessor to the New Dutch Waterline, going back as far as 1672, which did not protect the city of Utrecht. In 1815 the order was given to include Utrecht in the waterline. As the area east of Utrecht was difficult to defend, extra forts were built.
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- Title: Fort Vechten near Utrecht
- Creator: Dutch Water Defence Lines
- Date Created: 1996
- Rights: Ossip van Duivenbode
- Location: Netherlands
- Inscription Criteria: Criteria: (ii)(iv)(v)
- Date of Inscription: 1996
- Category of Site: Cultural site
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