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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Montfort Castle canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crusader castle
archaeological site
medieval fortress
alsoKnownAs Qalʿat al-Qurayn
Starkenberg
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
architecturalType hill castle
builtFor Teutonic Order
continent Asia
controlledBy Kingdom of Jerusalem
Teutonic Order
coordinateLocation 33.024°N 35.275°E
country Israel
currentStatus ruin
dateOfDestruction 1271
destroyedBy Mamluk Sultanate
hasPart cisterns
gatehouse
inner ward
keep
outer wall
towers
heritageDesignation National park of Israel
nature reserve
inception 13th century
knownFor strategic hilltop location
views over Nahal Kziv valley
well-preserved medieval military architecture
locatedIn Nahal Kziv nature reserve
Northern District, Israel
Upper Galilee
locatedInProtectedArea Nahal Kziv nature reserve
locatedInTimeZone Israel Standard Time
locatedNear Ma'alot-Tarshiha
Mi'ilya
Nahal Kziv
linked to: Nahal Snir
locatedOn hilltop
materialUsed stone
nameInArabic قلعة القرين
nameInHebrew מבצר מונפור
occupant Teutonic Knights
linked to: Teutonic Order
openToPublic yes
partOf Crusader fortifications in the Holy Land
region Galilee
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
Mi'ilya hasHistoricalSite Montfort Castle
Mi'ilya nearbyHistoricalSite Montfort Castle