Montfort (Netherlands)

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

Flag of the former community of Montfort

The ruin of Castle Montfort

Montfort (Limburgish: Mofert) is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. Montfort has about 4000 inhabitants. It lies about 8 km south of Roermond. It received city rights in 1271. It renowned for ruins of Castle Montfort, built in the thirteenth century.

Until 1991, Montfort was a separate municipality. Since then, it has been a part of Posterholt which was later renamed to Ambt Montfort.^[1]

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

Places of interest

• The ruin of Castle Montfort. This castle was built around the year 1260 by Hendrik III van Gelre. For centuries it was the governmental centre of Ambt Montfort.
• The presbytery of Montfort is also one of the historical buildings in Montfort.
• The mass graves and monuments on the cemetery.

Here most of the victims of the bombardements on Montfort at the end of the Second World War were buried. The number of victims was high because at the time Montfort was a regional refugee sanctuary with 6 times its current population.

• The historical centre of Montfort. Most of the buildings in this part of the town are from the late fifties, because most of the original buildings were destroyed during the Second World War.

Landscape

• Montfort is surrounded by forests, such as 't Sweeltje, Munichsbosch, Roozendaal and Reigershorst .

References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.

External links

• Roerdalen

Coordinates: 51°07′N 5°57′E / 51.117°N 5.95°E / 51.117; 5.95