Montfort Castle
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Montfort Castle is a 13th-century Crusader fortress in northern Israel, notable for its strategic hilltop location and well-preserved medieval military architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montfort Castle canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crusader castle
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Qalʿat al-Qurayn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Starkenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | hill castle ⓘ |
| builtFor | Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Kingdom of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 33.024°N 35.275°E ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| currentStatus | ruin ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 1271 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cisterns
ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ inner ward ⓘ keep ⓘ outer wall ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National park of Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
nature reserve ⓘ |
| inception | 13th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
strategic hilltop location
ⓘ
views over Nahal Kziv valley ⓘ well-preserved medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nahal Kziv nature reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern District, Israel ⓘ Upper Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Nahal Kziv nature reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Israel Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ma'alot-Tarshiha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mi'ilya NERFINISHED ⓘ Nahal Kziv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hilltop ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nameInArabic | قلعة القرين NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInHebrew | מבצר מונפור NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupant | Teutonic Knights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Crusader fortifications in the Holy Land ⓘ |
| region | Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | siege by Mamluk forces ⓘ |
| startDate | c. 1220s ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
fortified residence ⓘ headquarters of the Teutonic Order in the Holy Land ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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