Montfoort

Montfoort is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. Montfoort received city rights in 1329.

Population 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

Notable 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