Stadsbuitengracht

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Stadsbuitengracht is a historic defensive and encircling canal that forms the outer ring around the city center of Utrecht in the Netherlands.

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Stadsbuitengracht canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
defensive waterway
ring canal
associatedWith bastions of Utrecht
city walls of Utrecht
connectsTo Merwedekanaal (via city waterways)
Oudegracht (indirectly via city water network)
Vaartsche Rijn
country Netherlands
currentUse boating
recreation
urban landscape feature
encircles city centre of Utrecht
expandedInPeriod 16th century
17th century
followsCourseOf former outer moat of Utrecht
hasAdjacentFeature park belts around Utrecht city centre
singel promenades
hasFunction defence
moat
recreational waterway
transport route
hasPart Catharijnesingel
Daalsesingel (historic alignment)
Lauwerecht (water section)
Maliesingel
Weerdsingel
Wittevrouwensingel
heritageStatus important historic urban structure of Utrecht
historicalPeriodOfConstruction Middle Ages
isTouristAttraction yes
languageOfName Dutch
literalMeaningOfName city outer canal
locatedIn Utrecht
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Province of Utrecht
partlyReconstructed Catharijnesingel waterway
partOf Utrecht city fortifications
separates 19th‑ and 20th‑century neighbourhoods of Utrecht
historic city centre of Utrecht
shape closed ring
surrounds Binnenstad, Utrecht
linked to: Utrecht
traverses eastern side of Utrecht city centre
northern side of Utrecht city centre
southern side of Utrecht city centre
western side of Utrecht city centre
usedFor city defence until 19th century
wasPartlyFilledIn 20th century
wasPartlyRestoredAsWater 21st century
waterwayType canalized river and moat system

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Utrecht canal system hasMajorCanal Stadsbuitengracht