🧿 Fectio

Netherlands · Europe · 52.06°N, 5.17°E

Fectio, known as Vechten in Old Dutch, 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 hamlet of Vechten in the municipality Bunnik, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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Quick facts

Country	Netherlands
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	52.06°N, 5.17°E · view on map

Fectio is located in Netherlands, in Europe.

More archaeological sites in Netherlands

Dorestad · Krijn · Limes Germanicus · Lower Germanic Limes · Matilo · Papeloze Kerk · Rechteren Castle · Vorstengraf (Oss).

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