Fectio

Fectio
Reconstruction of a watch tower near Fectio
Fectio is located in Netherlands
Fectio
Shown within Netherlands
LocationUtrecht, Netherlands
RegionGermania Inferior
Coordinates52°3′23″N 5°9′54″E / 52.05639°N 5.16500°E / 52.05639; 5.16500
TypeCastellum

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.[1] This was near the modern hamlet of Vechten in the municipality Bunnik, Utrecht, Netherlands.