Utrecht (Netherlands) - Wink Travel Guide

Utrecht is a central Dutch city with a long history. It’s the fourth largest city in the Netherlands. The history of the city goes back to 47 AD when the Roman emperor Claudius ordered his general Corbulo to build a defensive line along the river Rhine which was the northern most border of the empire.

One of the strongholds (or Castella) along the river was built at a crossing in the river and was called Traiectum (which means crossingplace). In the local language this became Trecht, Uut-Trecht (lower-Trecht) and later Utrecht.

On the place where once the castellum stood now stands the Domchurch built in the 13th century.

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