Montfoort
Montfoort | |
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 Montfoort city centre | |
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| Postcode | 3417, 3460–3461 |
| Area code | 0348 |
| Website | www |
Montfoort (Dutch pronunciation: 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
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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]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Kasteel_Montfoort_Panorama_7.JPG/406px-Kasteel_Montfoort_Panorama_7.JPG)
![Kasteel Montfoort [nl]](/File:Kasteel_Montfoort_Panorama_7.JPG)
See also
- Memorial tablet for the lords of Montfoort
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 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ 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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