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Utrecht

Utrecht combines a medieval city centre with a long religious history and a university presence. It offers context for Dutch urban life before Amsterdam’s seventeenth-century rise.

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The old centre contains buildings dating to the High Middle Ages, giving Utrecht a different historical emphasis from Amsterdam’s canal belt. Its religious importance reaches back to the eighth century. Utrecht University adds another strand to the city’s identity, alongside its position at a national railway and road crossroads.

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Buildings in Utrecht’s old centre reach back to the High Middle Ages.
Utrecht’s religious history extends to the eighth century.

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