Montfoort
Municipality in Utrecht, Netherlands
Montfoort (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɔntfoːrt] ⓘ) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. Montfoort received city rights in 1329.
01Population 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
02Notable 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
- Mark van Eldik (born 1967) a Dutch rally driver
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Montfoort vogelvlucht 01.JPG by Onderwijsgek, CC BY-SA 2.5 nl
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