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'''Montfoort''' ({{pronunciation|Nl-Montfoort.ogg}}) is a municipality and a town in the [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]. Montfoort received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1329.
'''Montfoort''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈmɔntfoːrt|-|Nl-Montfoort.ogg}}) is a municipality and a city in the [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]. Montfoort received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1329.


==Population centres ==
== Population centres ==
The municipality of Montfoort consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: [[Linschoten]], [[Willeskop]].
The municipality of Montfoort consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
{{columns-list|colwidth=12em|
* [[Achthoven, Montfoort|Achthoven]]
* Achthoven-Oost
* [[Blokland, Utrecht|Blokland]]
* [[Cattenbroek]]
* [[Heeswijk, Utrecht|Heeswijk]]
* Knollemanshoek
* [[Linschoten (village)|Linschoten]]
* [[Mastwijk]]
* Montfoort
* [[Willeskop]]
}}
===Topography===
[[File:Gem-Montfoort-OpenTopo.jpg|480px]]


''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Montfoort, June 2015''


== Notable people ==
[[Image:Montfoort Oude Stadhuis.jpg|thumb|none|285px|Old town hall of Montfoort]]
* [[Jan III van Montfoort]] (ca.1448 – 1522) a leader of the [[Hook and Cod wars|Hook Party]] in the [[Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht|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]]<ref> [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Maty,_Matthew_(DNB00) Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 37, Maty, Matthew] retrieved 20 December 2019 </ref>
* [[Mark van Eldik]] (born 1967) a Dutch rally driver

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Montfoort Oude Stadhuis.jpg|Old town hall of Montfoort
File:Montfoort Utrecht with the still working flourmill "de Valk" at 18 May 2013 - panoramio.jpg|Montfoort Utrecht with the still working flourmill
File:De Hoogstraat de oudste en belangrijkste straat van Montfoort..JPG|De Hoogstraat de oudste en belangrijkste straat van Montfoort
File:Stadsgezicht Montfoort.JPG|View to Montfoort
File:Montfoort Montfoort, kerk Johannes de Doper RM512115 IMG 0279 2021-08-05 17.25.jpg|Montfoort, church: kerk Johannes de Doper
File:Montfoort, de Montfoortse Vaart vanaf de IJsselkade IMG 9256 2019-04-20 12.26.jpg|Lock: schutsluis Montfoortse Vaart
File:Kasteel Montfoort Panorama 7.JPG|{{Ill|Kasteel Montfoort|nl}}
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Memorial tablet for the lords of Montfoort]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
* Statistics are taken from the [http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem324u.htm SDU Staatscourant]


== External links==
== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.montfoort.nl/ Official website]
* {{official website|http://www.montfoort.nl/}}
* [http://www.plattegronden.nl/montfoort/index.html A map of Montfoort and Linschoten]

* [http://www.plattegronden.nl/gemeentemontfoort/index.html A map of the entire municipality]
{{Geographic location
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| Centre = Montfoort
| North = [[Woerden]]
| Northeast = [[Utrecht]]
| East = [[IJsselstein]]
| South = [[Lopik]]
| West = [[Bodegraven-Reeuwijk]] ([[South Holland|ZH]])<br>[[Oudewater]]
}}
{{Dutch municipality Montfoort}}
{{Utrecht Province}}
{{Utrecht Province}}
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Latest revision as of 05:07, 1 September 2024

Not to be confused with Montfort (disambiguation).
Montfoort
Municipality
Montfoort city centre
Montfoort city centre
Flag of Montfoort
Flag
Coat of arms of Montfoort
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Montfoort in a municipal map of Utrecht
Location in Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°3′N 4°57′E / 52.050°N 4.950°E / 52.050; 4.950
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorPetra van Hartskamp (VVD)
Area
[2]
 • Total
38.20 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
 • Land37.57 km2 (14.51 sq mi)
 • Water0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
13,896
 • Density370/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3417, 3460–3461
Area code0348
Websitewww.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

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

Topography

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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Montfoort, June 2015

Notable people

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "burgemeester E.L. (Bert) Jansen" [mayor E.L. (Bert) Jansen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Montfoort. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 3417JG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 37, Maty, Matthew retrieved 20 December 2019
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