Montfoort

Not to be confused with Montfort (disambiguation).

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

Montfoort
Municipality
Montfoort city centre
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°3′N 4°57′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Petra van Hartskamp (VVD)
Area [2]
• Total	38.20 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
• Land	37.57 km2 (14.51 sq mi)
• Water	0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[4]
• Total	13,896
• Density	370/km2 (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

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^[5]
• 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