Montfoort

Coordinates: 52°3′N 4°57′E / 52.050°N 4.950°E / 52.050; 4.950CountryNetherlandsProvinceUtrechtGovernment • BodyMunicipal council • MayorPetra van Hartskamp (VVD)Area • Total38.20 km² (14.75 sq mi) • Land37.57 km² (14.51 sq mi) • Water0.63 km² (0.24 sq mi)Elevation2 m (7 ft)Population • Total13,896 • Density370/km² (1,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)PostcodeArea code0348Websitewww.montfoort.nl

Montfoort (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɔntfoːrt] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. Montfoort received city rights in 1329.

Population centres

The municipality of Montfoort consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Montfoort, June 2015

Notable people

• Jan III van Montfoort (ca.1448 – 1522) a leader of the Hook Party in the Bishopric of Utrecht
• Anthonie Blocklandt van Montfoort (1533 or 1534 - 1583) a Dutch painter
• Isbrand van Diemerbroeck (1609–1674) a Dutch physician, anatomist and professor
• Matthew Maty (1718–1776) a physician and writer, secretary of the Royal Society and librarian of the British Museum^[5]
• Mark van Eldik (born 1967) a Dutch rally driver

Gallery

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  Old town hall of Montfoort
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  Montfoort Utrecht with the still working flourmill
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  De Hoogstraat de oudste en belangrijkste straat van Montfoort
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  View to Montfoort
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  Montfoort, church: kerk Johannes de Doper
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  Lock: schutsluis Montfoortse Vaart
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  Kasteel Montfoort [nl]

See also

• Memorial tablet for the lords of Montfoort

References

External links

• Media related to Montfoort at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website