Montfort (Limburg)

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Montfort
Flag of the place Montfort
flag 		Coat of arms of the village of Montfort
coat of arms
province Limburg Limburg
local community Flag of the municipality of Roerdalen Roerdalen
Area
 - land
 - water 		12.54  km 2
12.53 km 2
0.01 km 2
Residents 3,085 (Jan 1, 2018)
Coordinates 51 ° 8 '  N , 5 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 8 '  N , 5 ° 57'  E
height 26  m NAP
Important traffic route A73
prefix 0475
Postcodes 6051, 6065, 6077, 6105, 6111-6112
Location of Montfort in the municipality of Roerdalen
Location of Montfort in the municipality of RoerdalenTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / map

Montfort ( Limburgisch Mofert ) is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg , about 8 km south of Roermond . It belongs to the municipality of Roerdalen . 3,085 people live in Montfort. Montfort is not to be confused with Montfoort , which is in the province of Utrecht .

history

Montfort Castle, built in the 13th century, was an official seat of the county of Geldern . Around 1270 Montfort received city ​​rights . The church was built in 1344 but was slightly damaged in World War II . The center of the town, however, was badly destroyed. 186 people were killed in the bombing raid on January 20, 1945.

Montfort formed an independent municipality until 1991 when it merged into the new municipality of Ambt Montfort . This was incorporated into Roerdalen in 2007 .

Events

Every year at the beginning of May, a well-frequented classic car meeting takes place in Montfort at the castle, at which old cars, motorcycles, trucks and military vehicles can be inspected in addition to historic tractors and agricultural machinery.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Until the municipality was dissolved, the following distribution of seats had been made since 1982:

Political party Seats
1982 1986
Lijst van Pol 2 4th
Lijst Schmeitz 1 2
Lijst Beckers 2 2
Lijst Nissen - 2
Lijst Ruiten 0 1
Lijst Roemen 2 -
total 7th 11

photos

  • Montfort castle ruins

  • Street

  • Old Town Hall

Web links

Commons : Montfort  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Kasteel Montfort  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Monfort in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on August 16, 2018 (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council , accessed on August 16, 2018 (Dutch)