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{{Short description|River in Germany and the Netherlands}}
{{Infobox river
  | name              = Vechte
  | other_name        = Vecht
  | image             = Schüttorf Vechtecreek.jpg
  | image_caption     = The Vechte near [[Schüttorf]], Germany
  | source1_location  = at the foot of the Bertmaring Farm, Oberdarfeld, [[Westphalia]] 
  | mouth_location    = [[Zwarte Water]]
  | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|52|33|44|N|6|6|4|E|display=inline,title}}
  | progression       = {{PZwarte Water}}
  | subdivision_type1 = Countries
  | subdivision_name1 = {{ubl|[[Germany]]|[[Netherlands]]}}
  | length_km = 181.7
  | length_ref = {{GeoQuelle|DE-NW|GSK3C}}
  | source1_elevation = {{convert|110|m|abbr=on}}
  | discharge1_avg    = 
  | basin_size_km2 = 5740
  | basin_size_ref = {{GeoQuelle|DE-NW|GSK3C}}
}}
[[File:Location Overijsselse Vecht.PNG|thumb|Route of the Vechte]]
The '''Vechte''' ({{IPA|de|ˈfɛçtə|lang|de-Vechte.ogg}}, {{IPA|nds-NL|ˈv̥ɛxtə|lang|link=yes}})<ref>{{Cite book|title=Reeks Nederlandse Dialectatlassen. Zuid-Drenthe en Noord-Overijssel|language=nl,nds-NL}}</ref> or '''Vecht''' ({{IPA|nl|vɛxt|lang|
nl-Vecht.ogg}}), often called '''Overijsselse Vecht''' ({{IPA|nl|oːvərˈɛisəlsə ˈvɛxt|pron}}) in the [[Netherlands]] to avoid confusion with [[Vecht (Utrecht)|its Utrecht counterpart]], is a [[river]] in [[Germany]] and the Netherlands. Its total length is {{cvt|182|km}}, of which {{cvt|107|km}} is in Germany.

The Vechte originates in Oberdarfeld in the German state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] near the city of [[Coesfeld]] and flows north into the state of [[Lower Saxony]], past the towns of [[Nordhorn]] and [[Emlichheim]], across the border and then westwards into the Dutch province of [[Overijssel]] (hence its alternate Dutch designation). There, it flows through the north part of the [[Salland]] region past [[Hardenberg]] and [[Ommen]], taking in the water of the [[Regge (river)|Regge]] stream along the way.

Close to the city of [[Zwolle]], the river suddenly bends north to end in [[confluence]] with the [[Zwarte Water]] river near the town of [[Hasselt, Overijssel|Hasselt]].

The Vechte is probably the [[Vidrus]] mentioned by [[Ptolemy]] in his map of Magna Germania.

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Image:Emlichheim, zicht op de Vecht 2007-09-23 15.15.JPG|The Vechte near [[Emlichheim]]
Image:bij Neuenhaus, zicht op de Vechte 2008-08-30 11.29.JPG|The Vechte near [[Neuenhaus]]
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[List of rivers of the Netherlands]]
*[[List of rivers of Lower Saxony]]
*[[List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Tributaries of the IJsselmeer]]
[[Category:Rivers of Lower Saxony]]
[[Category:Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia]]
[[Category:Münster (region)]]
[[Category:Salland]]
[[Category:Rivers of Overijssel]]
[[Category:Rivers of the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Rivers of Germany]]
[[Category:International rivers of Europe]]


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