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Montfoort
Municipality
Montfoort city centre
FlagCoat of arms
Location in Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°3′N 4°57′E / 52.050°N 4.950°E / 52.050; 4.950
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Petra van Hartskamp (VVD)
Area
• Total	38.20 km (14.75 sq mi)
• Land	37.57 km (14.51 sq mi)
• Water	0.63 km (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population
• Total	13,896
• Density	370/km (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	3417, 3460–3461
Area code	0348
Website	www.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:

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

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

Gallery

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

See also

• Memorial tablet for the lords of Montfoort

References

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

External links

• Media related to Montfoort at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

v t e Places adjacent to Montfoort
Woerden Utrecht Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (ZH) Oudewater Montfoort IJsselstein Lopik

v t e Municipalities of Utrecht
Amersfoort Baarn Bunnik Bunschoten De Bilt De Ronde Venen Eemnes Houten IJsselstein Leusden Lopik Montfoort Nieuwegein Oudewater Renswoude Rhenen Soest Stichtse Vecht Utrecht Utrechtse Heuvelrug Veenendaal Vijfheerenlanden Wijk bij Duurstede Woerden Woudenberg Zeist
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