Château de Montfort
The Château de Montfort is a castle in the French commune of Vitrac in the Dordogne département, part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The castle clings to a promontory overlooking the Cingle de Montfort on the Dordogne.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in the Dordogne département
- Also known as: “Chateau de Montfort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Caprais de Carsac and Chapelle monolithe de Caudon.
Église Saint-Caprais de Carsac
Church
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Caprais de Carsac is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Château de Montfort.
Chapelle monolithe de Caudon
Chapel
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle monolithe de Caudon is situated 2 km south of Château de Montfort.
Église de Vitrac (Dordogne)
Church
Photo: Symac, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église de Vitrac (Dordogne) is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Château de Montfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Veyrignac and La Roque-Gageac.
Veyrignac
Village
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Veyrignac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Veyrignac is situated 5 km east of Château de Montfort.
La Roque-Gageac
Village
Photo: Someone35, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Roque-Gageac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Perched above the river Dordogne, the village is a member of the association Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. La Roque-Gageac is situated 5 km west of Château de Montfort.
Sarlat-la-Canéda
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sarlat-la-Canéda is a city in Dordogne, Southwestern France. This city is famous for its historic centre constituting a leading medieval and Renaissance urban ensemble, which has earned it the classification of "city of art and history”.
Château de Montfort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vitrac, Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.83779° or 44° 50′ 16″ northLongitude
1.2493° or 1° 14′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8FP3R6QX+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 1499060440OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1815601
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Château de Montfort” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “castell de Montfort”
- Catalan: “Castell de Montfort”
- Dutch: “Chateau de Montfort”
- Dutch: “Château de Montfort”
- Dutch: “Chateau Montfort”
- Dutch: “Château Montfort”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Montfort (Dordogne)”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Montfort”
- French: “Chateau de Montfort”
- French: “château de Montfort”
- French: “Château de Montfort”
- German: “Schloss Montfort”
- Russian: “Замок Монфор (Дордонь)”
- Russian: “Замок Монфор”
- Turkish: “Montfort Kalesi, Vitrac”
- Western Panjabi: “شتو مونٹفورٹ”
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