Montfort | |
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Small city | |
_Roerdriehoekmuseum.JPG) Museum in Montfort | |
_vlag.svg) Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
  Montfort Location in the Netherlands  Montfort Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°07′45″N 5°56′45″E / 51.12917°N 5.94583°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Roerdalen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.61 km2 (4.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,130 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6065[1] |
| Dialing code | 0475 |
| Major roads | A73 |
Montfort (Limburgish: Mofert) is a small city in the Dutch province of Limburg. Montfort has about 3,000 inhabitants. It lies about 8 km south of Roermond. It received city rights in 1271 and is renowned for the ruins of Castle Montfort, built in the 13th century.
Until 1991, Montfort was a separate municipality. It then became part of Posterholt, which was later renamed Ambt Montfort.[3]
Since 1 January 2007, Montfort has been part of the municipality of Roerdalen.
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6065AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Knaw.nl, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (KNAW), Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences