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Utrecht's ancient city centre features many buildings and structures, several dating as far back as the High Middle Ages. It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the 8th century. In 1579, the Union of Utrecht was signed in the city to lay the foundations for the Dutch Republic.
The Oudegracht, or "old canal", runs through the center of Utrecht, the Netherlands.It starts in the southeast of the city. Here the Kromme Rijn (the original main bed of the Rhine river) and the Vaartse Rijn (a medieval canal reconnecting Utrecht to the newer main stream of the Rhine, the Lek) arrive to meet the original moat of the fortified town, and the Oudegracht goes from there into the ...
Abstede, Catharijne, Lauwerecht, and Tolsteeg become part of city. [citation needed] Oorsprongpark (Utrecht) opens. 1830 - Utrecht City Hall built. [4] 1838 - City Museum of Antiquities opens. 1843 - Utrecht Centraal railway station opens. 1853 - Sonnenborgh Observatory established. 1866 - Population: 58,607 in city; 172,487 in province. [16]
During this time, the Frisian language was spoken along the entire southern North Sea coast. The 7th-century Frisian Kingdom (650–734) under King Aldegisel and King Redbad, had its centre of power in Utrecht. Dorestad was the largest settlement in northwestern Europe. It had grown around a former Roman fortress.
St Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, buttresses as seen from SE. St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, or Dom Church (Dutch: Domkerk), is a Gothic church dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, which was the cathedral of the Diocese of Utrecht during the Middle Ages. It is the country's only pre-Reformation cathedral, but has been a Protestant church since 1580.
Pages in category "History of Utrecht (city)" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The city of Utrecht was founded at a ford near the fork of the Kromme Rijn into the Vecht to the north and the Oude Rijn to the west. Of the original fork, little remains today, and both Vecht and Rijn start from the city moat. For the first few kilometres of its course, the river is channelised and known as the Leidse Rijn (Leiden Rhine).
The 7th-century Frisian Realm (650–734) under the kings Aldegisel and Redbad, had its centre of power in the city of Utrecht. Its ancient customary law was drawn up as the Lex Frisionum in the late eighth century.
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