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.

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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

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Crusader architecture hasNotableExample Montfort Castle