Montfoort

Montfoort
Montfoort
Municipality
	Montfoort city centre
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Utrecht
	Coordinates: 52°3′N 4°57′E / 52.050°N 4.950°ECoordinates: 52°3′N 4°57′E / 52.050°N 4.950°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	(VVD)
Area
• 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	2 m (7 ft)
Population (January 2019)
• Total	13,996
• Density	373/km2 (970/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] (listen)) 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^[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
Lock: schutsluis Montfoortse Vaart

References[]

^ "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.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 3417JG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ 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

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[mayor_now-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.

[AHN-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 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[5] Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 37, Maty, Matthew retrieved 20 December 2019

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