Montfort, Netherlands

Montfort
Small city
Museum in Montfort
Flag Coat of arms
Montfort Location in the Netherlands Montfort Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates:51°07′45″N5°56′45″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Roerdalen
Area
• Total	12.61 km2(4.87 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	3,130
• Density	250/km2(640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code	6065
Dialing code	0475
Major roads	A73

Montfort(Limburgish:Mofert) is a small city in theDutchprovince ofLimburg.Montfort has about 3,000 inhabitants. It lies about 8 km south ofRoermond.It receivedcity rightsin 1271 and is renowned for the ruins of Castle Montfort, built in the 13th century.

Until 1991, Montfort was a separate municipality. It then became part ofPosterholt,which was later renamedAmbt Montfort.

Since 1 January 2007, Montfort has been part of the municipality ofRoerdalen.

Places of interest

• The ruin ofCastle Montfort.This castle was built around 1260 byHendrik III of Gelre.For centuries it was the governmental centre ofAmbt Montfort.
• Thepresbyteryof Montfort is also one of Montfort's historic buildings.
• Themass gravesandmonumentson the cemetery. Most of the victims of the bombardments of Montfort at the end of theSecond World Warare buried here. The number of victims was high because at the time Montfort was a regional refugee sanctuary with 6 times its current population.
• The historical centre of Montfort. Most of the buildings in this part of the town are from the late 1950s because most of the original buildings were destroyed during theSecond World War.

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  The ruin ofCastle Montfort
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  presbyteryof Montfort
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  Themonumentson the cemetery in Montfort
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  Sculpture of "Sjieëper" (Shepherd), byHenk Sillen

Landscape

• Montfort is surrounded by forests, such as 't Sweeltje, Munichsbosch, Roozendaal and Reigershorst.

Notable people

• Jos Verstappen(car racing driver)
• Max Verstappen(car racing driver)

External links

• Roerdalen