Montfort Castle
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This article is about the castle in Israel. For the one in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, see Hallgarten (Pfalz).
Montfort (Hebrew: מבצר מונפור, Mivtzar Monfor; Arabic: قلعة القرين, Qal'at al-Qurain or Qal'at al-Qarn - "Castle of the Little Horn" or "Castle of the Horn") is a ruined Crusader castle in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel, about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of the city of Haifa and 10 miles (16 km) south of the border with Lebanon.
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Montfort Castle | |
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מבצר מונפור | |
Part of Nahal Kziv Nature Reserve | |
Israel | |
Coordinates | 33°02′41″N 35°13′34″E |
Type | Spur castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | Yes |
Condition | Ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1228–1240, 1260s[1][2][3] |
Built by | Teutonic Order[3] |
In use | 1230 – 1271[3] |
Materials | limestone |
Battles/wars | sieges 1266, 1271 |
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The site is now a national park inside the Nahal Kziv nature reserve, and is an important tourist destination attracting many visitors from inside and outside Israel.