Montfort ( limb. Mofert ) - a city in the Dutch province of Limburg .
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| Montfort | |||||
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| limbo. Mofert | |||||
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| A country |  Netherlands | ||||
| Provinces | Limburg | ||||
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| City with | 1271 year | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 4,824 people ( 2014 ) | ||||
| Official language | Dutch , Limburg | ||||
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| Car code | M | ||||
![Coat of arms [d]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Blason_ville_nl_Montfort%28Limburg%29.svg/90px-Blason_ville_nl_Montfort%28Limburg%29.svg.png)
The city is located about 8 km south of Roermond . Received the status of the city in 1271, its main attraction is the ruins of the castle of the same name, built in the XIII century .
Montfort has a population of around 5,000.
Until 1991, Montfort was a separate municipality. Later it became part of another municipality - Posterholt, which was later renamed Ambt Montfort. [one]
Since January 1, 2007 Montfort is part of the municipality of Rourdalen.
Attractions
- Montfort Castle Ruins; the castle itself was built around 1260 . For centuries, it was the government center of Ambt Montfort.
- Mass graves and monuments in the cemetery. The victims of the Montfort bombing at the end of World War II are buried here.
- The historical center of the city. Most of the buildings in this part of the city were only built in the late 1950s , as most of the buildings were destroyed during World War II .
Montfort Castle Ruins
Monument at Montfort Cemetery
Notes
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.