trajectum
Trajectum, also written Traiectum ad Rhenum, is the Latin name historically used for the settlement at the Rhine crossing that corresponds to the present-day city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. The site lies in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.
In Roman times, Trajectum functioned as a fortress and later as a civitas within the frontier zone
During the early medieval period, Trajectum grew into an important urban center; a bishopric was established,
Today, Trajectum is primarily of historical and archaeological interest as the Roman precursor to Utrecht. The