Vechten
in Gemeente Bunnik of Provincie Utrecht, Netherlands
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (24 mi) - Lelystad Airport (31 mi)
- Rotterdam Airport (32 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (43 mi)
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Niederrhein Airport (52 mi) - De Kooy Airport (62 mi)
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Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (68 mi) - Hasselt Airport (76 mi)
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (84 mi)
- Brussels Airport (86 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 2 mi)
- Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Defence Line of Amsterdam (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Schokland and Surroundings (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Artis (zoo, (24 mi)
- Dierenpark Amersfoort (zoo, (10 mi)
- Nieuwland (observation point, (13 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.063 and 5.172 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 3' 47" and E 5° 10' 19"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, Western Frisian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:59 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:20 am and 8:53 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Netherlands.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Netherlands. Last Update: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Discover Vechten
Vechten in Gemeente Bunnik (Provincie Utrecht) with it's 120 citizens is a town in Netherlands about 25 mi (or 40 km) south-east of Amsterdam, the country's capital city.
Current time in Vechten is now 08:59 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Amsterdam with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports near Vechten, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Netherlands is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in a distance of 24 mi (or 39 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Netherlands is Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), North-West. We discovered 3 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Utrecht, 's-Hertogenbosch, Amsterdam, Lelystad and Haarlem. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 72% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 92% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
10°C (49 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
16°C (60 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Grand Hotel Karel V
Park Plaza Utrecht
Court Hotel
NH Utrecht
Hotel Theater Figi
Apollo Hotel Utrecht City Centre
Van der Valk Hotel Utrecht
Mother Goose Hotel
Eye Hotel
UtrechtCityApartments Plompetorengracht
Videos from this area
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Thom Grasso selfmade quadcopter
Tijdens een wandeling door het Houtense bos kwamen wij Thom en zijn vader tegen. Thom vloog daar met zijn handgemaakte quadcopter, bij deze gedoopt tot ThomG201208. Thom heel veel succes.
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Bicycle trip: Rhijnauwen Bunnik - Koningsweg Utrecht [ZBUdBZ Part 2/5]
This is part 2 (of 5) of the bicycle trip: Zeist - Bunnik, Fort Rhijnauwen - Fort Vechten - Utrecht - Fort Blauwkapel, Fort Voordorp - De Bilt - Zeist. This part goes from Rhijnauwen (Bunnik)...
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Bicycle Trip: Marsdijk in Bunnik to Houtenseweg in Nieuwegein [BNIJLSVHG part 1]
Bicycle Trip: Marsdijk in Bunnik to Houtenseweg in Nieuwegein [BNIJLSVHG part 1] This is part 1 (of 9) of the bicycle trip from Bunnik via Nieuwegein, IJsselstein, Lopik, Schoonhoven, Vlist...
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Bicycle trip: Koningsweg Utrecht - Kleine Singel Utrecht [ZBUdBZ Part 3/5]
This is part 3 (of 5) of the bicycle trip: Zeist - Bunnik, Fort Rhijnauwen - Fort Vechten - Utrecht - Fort Blauwkapel, Fort Voordorp - De Bilt - Zeist. This part goes from Koningsweg in...
Bauke Mollema, Laurens ten Dam en de BOVAG Elektrische Wielerploeg in Surhuisterveen
Henk Lubberding, ploegleider van de BOVAG Elektrische Wielerploeg, zette bij de Profronde van Surhuisterveen de professionals van Team Belkin-Giant op een e-bike. Bauke Mollema, Laurens ten...
Bicycle trip: Lokhorstlaan in Bunnik to Utrechtseweg in De Bilt (ZAMDLOBdBZ part 7/8)
This is part 7 (of 8) of the bicycle trip Zeist - Austerlitz - Maarn - Doorn - Langbroek - Odijk - Bunnik - De Bilt - Zeist [or 'zamdlobdbz' as a short tag]....
BOVAG Koopwijzer e-bike: het BOVAG-fietsbedrijf
BOVAG adviseert bij de aanschaf van een elektrische fiets; waar moet je op letten? Bij BOVAG zijn zo'n 1.100 fietsspecialisten aangesloten en die bieden stuk voor stuk zekerheid, garantie,...
Brug, Coupure en Loods, Fort Vechten, Bunnik
Een mooi voorbeeld van een project waarbij we vakmanschap, passie en innovatie hebben toegepast op een van de grootste projecten die onderdeel uit maken van de Hollandse Waterlinie. Fort bij...
De bouw van het waterlinie museum fort Vechten vanuit Luchtperspectief
Fort Vechten wordt heringericht en er wordt een waterlinie museum gebouwd. Stroken door het fort worden in hun oude staat hersteld. Een groot project. Met dank aan de beheerder van fort Vechten,...
vechten per fiets
Bij de spoorwegovergang van Vechten moet je altijd wachten en je door het tunneltje heen persen.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Uithof
De Uithof is the campus area of the Utrecht University and the University of Professional Education Utrecht. It is located on the east of Utrecht, near the Galgenwaard Stadium of FC Utrecht. Except for the faculties of Law, Humanities, and University College, which are located in the inner city of Utrecht, most of the buildings of the University are on De Uithof.
Oud-Wulven
Oud-Wulven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located just north of the village of Houten, and is part of that municipality. Oud-Wulven was originally a heerlijkheid (fiefdom). In 1545 it was combined with the neighbouring heerlijkheid Waaijen. "Oud-Wulven en Waaijen" remained a separate entity until 1811, when it merged into Houten.
Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics Education
The Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (FIsme) is part of Utrecht University in the Netherlands. The institute is committed to improve Science and Mathematics Education, and it achieves this through research, education, curriculum development and professionalization. It was founded in 1971 by the German/Dutch writer, pedagogue and mathematician, Professor Hans Freudenthal (1905–1990).
Rhijnauwen
Rhijnauwen is a castle, former heerlijkheid (fiefdom), and former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was located northwest of the village of Bunnik. The municipality existed from 1818 to 1857, when it was merged with Bunnik. It consisted of the former heerlijkheden Amelisweerd and Rhijnauwen. Around 1850, it had 50 inhabitants. The name is still used to denote the small forest that separates Bunnik and Utrecht.
Catholic University of Utrecht
The Catholic University of Utrecht or Catholic Theological University was a Roman Catholic pontifical university in Utrecht, Netherlands. The university was a public institution and is primairly focused on educating future Catholic priests. In 2006 the University merged into the larger University of Tilburg.
Utrecht University Botanic Gardens
The Utrecht University Botanic Gardens have consisted of two locations since 1987: the main garden at Fort Hoofddijk in Uithof and the Von Gimborn Arboretum in Doorn. However, the history of living plant collections of Utrecht University dates back to the 17th century. The first botanical garden of the university was founded in Utrecht in 1639, three years after the establishment of the university itself.
Fectio
Fectio was a Roman castellum in the province Germania Inferior established in the year 4 or 5 AD. It was located at the place where the river Vecht (Fectio) branched off from the Rhine, leading to Lake Flevo, which was later to become the Zuiderzee. This was near the modern village of Vechten in the municipality Bunnik, Utrecht, Netherlands. Under emperor Claudius, Fectio became part of the Limes Germanicus.
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd is a cricket ground in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The first recorded match on the ground came in 1967 when the Netherlands Women's Cricket Board XI played the Women's Cricket Association. The ground is somewhat a de facto home ground for the Netherlands Women's team, having played host to numerous Dutch women's teams since 1967. It held two Women's One Day Internationals in 2002 between the Netherlands Women and New Zealand Women.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Vechten.
Lunetten: A12/A27, Lunetten (source)
Uithof: A27/A28 Rijnsweerd, Uithof (source)
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