Nigtevecht
Sign in to saveNigtevecht () is a village in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands with a population of 1,395. Formerly part of the municipality of Loenen; it has been part of the newly-formed municipality of Stichtse Vecht since 2011. It is situated about west of Bussum along the Vecht River in the Vechtstreek.
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- Nigtevecht
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- The gardens of Zwaanwijck in Nigtevecht were disigned by landscape architect Mien Ruys
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- municipality of the Netherlands
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- Vecht
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- Netherlands
- Located in
- Utrecht
- Population
- +746
- Time zone
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Nigtevecht () is a village in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands with a population of 1,395. Formerly part of the municipality of Loenen; it has been part of the newly-formed municipality of Stichtse Vecht since 2011. It is situated about west of Bussum along the Vecht River in the Vechtstreek.
== History == The village was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as te nichtevecht, and means "along the Vecht. Nigtevecht developed along the dike of the river with the church in the centre. In 1673, the village and church were destroyed by the French. Several estates have been built near Nigtevecht by Amsterdam merchants. Nigtevecht was home to 409 people in 1840.