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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
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 38.20 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
 • Land 37.69 km2 (14.55 sq mi)
 • Water 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 13,653
 • Density 362/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3417, 3460–3461
Area code 0348

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:

  • Achthoven
  • Achthoven-Oost
  • Blokland
  • Cattenbroek
  • Heeswijk
  • Knollemanshoek
  • Linschoten
  • Mastwijk
  • Montfoort
  • Willeskop

Topography

Gem-Montfoort-OpenTopo.jpg

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
  • Mark van Eldik (born 1967) a Dutch rally driver

Gallery

  • Montfoort Oude Stadhuis

    Old town hall of Montfoort

  • Montfoort Utrecht with the still working flourmill "de Valk" at 18 May 2013 - panoramio

    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

  • Stadsgezicht Montfoort

    View to Montfoort

  • Montfoort Montfoort, kerk Johannes de Doper RM512115 IMG 0279 2021-08-05 17.25

    Montfoort, church: kerk Johannes de Doper

  • Montfoort, de Montfoortse Vaart vanaf de IJsselkade IMG 9256 2019-04-20 12.26

    Lock: schutsluis Montfoortse Vaart

  • Kasteel Montfoort Panorama 7

    Kasteel Montfoort [nl]

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