Vaartse Rijn
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The Vaartse Rijn is the name of two short canals in Utrecht and Vreeswijk, Nieuwegein in the province of Utrecht . Sometimes the historical spelling Vaartsche Rijn is still used.
history
The Vaartse Rijn used to be an important link between the Lek and the city of Utrecht. The canal is one of the oldest canals in the Netherlands and was laid out in 1122. The first piece connected the old city center of Utrecht with the Kromme Rijn and the Vecht and today's De Liesbosch . In the middle of the 12th century the Vaartse Rijn was extended towards the old town of Geyne . There the canal was separated from the Hollandse IJssel by a dam, at that time it still had a direct connection with the Lek. During this time, the Oudegein Castle was built to protect this important trading center. In 1285 Graaf Floris V van Holland had the Hollandse IJssel dammed and the canal extended to Vreeswijk. In 1373 the canal was deepened and a wooden lock was built in Vreeswijk , the Oude Sluis . For centuries the Vaartse Rijn remained one of the most important roads in the Netherlands.
During the reign of King Wilhelm I , the Vaartse Rijn was deepened over large stretches in 1825 and became part of the Keulse Vaart , and from 1892 the Merwede Canal .
Today only exist in Vreeswijk and Utrecht, between the Ledige Erf , where the Vaartse Rijn merges with the Oudegracht (northward), the Catherijnesingel (westward) and the Maliesingel (eastward), and the southern tip of the Rivierenwijk (district in Utrecht) Share this once important canal. There are still old industrial areas on the east side of the Rivierenwijk .
The Vaartse Rijn no longer exists since the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal was built . The watercourse, however, is maintained by an underwater canal that connects both parts of the former Vaartse Rijn and the Merwede Canal.
Vaartsche Rijn train station
The memory of the canal is also kept alive by the Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn station, which opened on August 23, 2016. The state infrastructure operator Prorail abbreviates the station with Utvr.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prorail: Station Vaartsche Rijn feestelijk geopend , accessed April 6, 2018