Montfoort Explained

Montfoort should not be confused with Montfort (disambiguation).

Montfoort
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Flag Size:	100x67px
Map Alt:	Highlighted position of Montfoort in a municipal map of Utrecht
Coordinates:	52.05°N 61°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Utrecht
Government Footnotes:	^[1]
Governing Body:	Municipal council
Leader Party:	VVD
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Petra van Hartskamp
Unit Pref:	Metric
Elevation Footnotes:	^[2]
Elevation M:	2
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Postal Code Type:	Postcode
Postal Code:	3417, 3460–3461
Area Code Type:	Area code
Area Code:	0348

Montfoort (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /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:

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^[3]
• Mark van Eldik (born 1967) a Dutch rally driver

See also

• Memorial tablet for the lords of Montfoort

Notes and References

1. Web site: burgemeester E.L. (Bert) Jansen . mayor E.L. (Bert) Jansen . Dutch . Gemeente Montfoort . 7 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140408222047/http://www.montfoort.nl/internet/college-van-bw_3729/item/burgemeester-el-bert-jansen_2525.html . 8 April 2014.
2. Web site: Postcodetool for 3417JG . Dutch . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 7 April 2014.
3. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Maty,_Matthew_(DNB00) Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 37, Maty, Matthew