Montfort, Netherlands

Montfort

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Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Municipality Roerdalen
Population (1 January 2006) 3,150
Major roads A73

Montfort (Limburgish: Mofert) is a town 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.[1]

Since 1 January 2007, Montfort has been part of the municipality of Roerdalen.

Places of interest

Landscape

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montfort, Roerdalen.
  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.

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Coordinates: 51°07′N 5°57′E / 51.117°N 5.950°E / 51.117; 5.950


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