- Vliet (Utrecht)
Vliet is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located about 1 km southwest of the city of
Oudewater , on the south bank of theHollandsche IJssel .Vliet was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1846, when it became part of
Haastrecht . During that time, the area was part of the province ofSouth Holland . [Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061] ]According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa [vanderAa-AW|V|756] , there was no hamlet in the area in the middle of the 19th century. There were just eight houses, with a population of about 50. The area used to be a manor, called Vliet or "Ratelesvliet", and contained a castle, "Te Vliet". The castle was probably built between 1250 and 1300, and existed at least until 1515. In 1647, it was already a ruin, and nowadays just one wall still exists. ["Nederlandse Middeleeuwse Kastelen", http://www.kasteleninnederland.nl/kasteel1200.php]
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