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Mons (Dutch and German: Bergen, Picard: Mont) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Walloon province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. The Mons municipality includes the old communes of Cuesmes, Flénu, Ghlin, Hyon, Nimy, Obourg, Baudour (partly), Jemappes (partly), Ciply, Harmignies, Harveng, Havré, Maisières, Mesvin, Nouvelles, Saint-Denis, Saint-Symphorien, Spiennes, Villers-Saint-Ghislain, Casteau (partly), Masnuy-Saint-Jean (partly), and Ville-sur-Haine (partly). Mons (Latin for mountain) is the name of a city in Belgium: Mons Battle of Mons, 1914 Mons is the name of several places in France: Mons, a commune in the Charente département Mons, a commune in the Charente-Maritime département Mons, a commune in the Gard d...
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National motto: Walon todi ! (Walloon forever!) Official languages French, German Capital Namur Minister-President Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe Area - Total 16,844 km² Population - Total (2002) - Density 3,358,560 inhabitants 199. ...
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Hainaut (French; English traditionally Hainault, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Walloon: Hinnot) is the westernmost province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. ...
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The Arrondissement of Mons (French: ; Dutch: ) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. ...
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Wallonia (French: Wallonie, German: Wallonien, Walloon: Walonreye, Dutch: Wallonië) or the Walloon Region (French: Région Wallonne, Dutch: Waals Gewest) is the predominantly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. ...
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Hainaut (French; English traditionally Hainault, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Walloon: Hinnot) is the westernmost province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. ...
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Cuesmes is a commune in Wallonie, Belgium. ...
Flénu is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Ghlin is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
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Nimy is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Obourg is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Baudour is a village near the Belgian towns of Saint-Ghislain and Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Jemappes (in older texts also: Jemmape and Jemmapes) is a town in south-western Belgium, province Hainaut. ...
Ciply is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Harmignies is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Harveng is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Havré is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of Hainaut. ...
Maisières is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Mesvin is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Nouvelles is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Saint-Denis is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
For other uses, see Saint-Symphorien (disambiguation) Saint-Symphorien is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Spiennes is a village in the municipality of Mons, Belgium. ...
Villers-Saint-Ghislain is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Casteau is an old village of Belgium in the french speaking region. ...
Masnuy-Saint-Jean is a village near the Belgian town of Jurbise in the province of hainaut. ...
Ville-sur-Haine is a village near the Belgian town of Le RÅ“ulx in the province of hainaut. ...
History
Early settlements to the Middle Ages
 Mons, The Sainte Waudru collegiate church and the belfry. The first signs of activity in the region of Mons can be found at Spiennes, where some of the best flint tools in Europe were found dating from the Neolithic period. When Julius Caesar arrived in the region in the 1st century BC, the region was settled by the Nervii. A castrum was built in Roman times, giving the settlement its first latin name Castrilocus; the name was later changed into Montes for the hills on which the castrum was built. In the 7th century, Saint Ghislain and two of his disciples built an oratory or chapel dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul near the Mons hill, at a place called Ursidongus, now known as Saint-Ghislain. Soon after, Saint Waltrude (in French Sainte Waudru), daughter of one of Clotaire II’s intendants, came to the oratory and was proclaimed a saint upon her death in 688. She was canonized in 1039. Download high resolution version (850x657, 138 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Spiennes is a village in the municipality of Mons, Belgium. ...
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Saint-Ghislain is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ...
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The Sainte Waudru collegiate church and the belfry at Mons. ...
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Like Ath, its neighbour to the north-west, Mons was made a fortified city by Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut in the 12th century. The population grew fast, trade flourished, and several commercial buildings were erected near the Grand’Place. The 12th century also saw the appearance of the first town halls. The city had 4,700 inhabitants by the end of the 13th century. Mons succeeded Valenciennes as the capital of the county of Hainaut in 1295 and grew to 8,900 inhabitants by the end of the 15th century. In the 1450s, Matheus de Layens took over the construction of the Saint Waltrude church from Jan Spijkens and restored the town hall. For other uses, see Ath (disambiguation). ...
Baldwin IV (1108 - November 8, 1171) was count of Hainaut from 1120 to his death. ...
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From 1500 to 1800 In 1515, Charles V took an oath in Mons as Count of Hainaut. In this period of its history, the city became the target of various occupations, starting in May 1572 with the protestant takeover by Louis of Nassau, who had hoped to clear the way for the French Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny against the Spanish. De Coligny having been murdered during the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, the Duke of Alba took Mons in September of 1572 in the name of the catholic King of Spain. This spelled the ruin of the city and the arrest of many of its inhabitants; from 1580 to 1584, Mons became the capital of the Southern Netherlands. On April 8, 1691, after a nine-month siege, Louis XIV’s army stormed the city, which again suffered heavy casualties. Between 1697 and 1701, Mons was alternately French and Austrian, then French again from 1701 to 1709. That year, the Dutch army gained the upper hand in the Battle of Malplaquet. In 1715, Mons returned to Austria under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713). But the French did not give up easily; Louis XV besieged the city again in 1746. After the Battle of Jemappes (1792), the Hainaut area was annexed to France and Mons became the capital of the Jemappes district. For the Carlist claimant King Carlos V, see Infante Carlos, Count of Molina. ...
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Events March 5 - French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons March 20 - Leislers Rebellion - New governor arrives in New York - Jacob Leisler surrenders after standoff of several hours March 29 - Siege of Mons ends to the city’s surrender May 6...
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The Battle of Jemappes (November 6, 1792) took place near the town of Jemappes in Hainaut, Belgium, near Mons. ...
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From 1800 until now
 Canadians entering Mons in 1918 (source: Archives of Ontario) Following the fall of the First French Empire in 1814, King William I of the Netherlands fortified the city heavily. In 1830, however, Belgium gained its independence and the decision was taken to dismantle fortified cities such as Mons, Charleroi, and Namur. The actual dismantlement only happened in the 1860s, which allowed the planning of large boulevards and other urban projects. The Industrial Revolution and coal mining made Mons a center of heavy industry, which strongly influenced the culture and image of the whole Borinage region. It was an integral part of the sillon industriel, the industrial backbone of Wallonia. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 532 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (620 × 699 pixel, file size: 202 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Canadians Entering Le Grand Place, Mons, 1918 Lieu. ...
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On August 23 and 24, 1914, Mons was the site of the first battle fought by the British Army in World War I. The British were forced to retreat and the town was occupied by the Germans, before being liberated by the Canadian Corps during the final days of the war. As an important industrial centre, the city was heavily bombed and several fights took place in September 1944 between the American troops and the retreating German forces. After the war, most industries went into decline. NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) was relocated in Casteau, a village near Mons, from Fontainebleau after France's withdrawal from the military structure of the alliance in 1967. The relocation of SHAPE to this particular region of Belgium was largely a political decision, based in large part on the depressed economic conditions of the area at the time with the view to bolstering the region's economy. A riot in the prison in Mons took place in April 2006 in response to prisoner complaints concerning living conditions and treatment; no deaths were reported as a result of the riot, but the event focused attention on prisons throughout Belgium. Today, the city is an important university town and commercial centre. is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Combatants United Kingdom German Empire Commanders Sir John French Alexander von Kluck Strength 4 divisions 8 divisions Casualties 1,600 5,000 (estimate) The Battle of Mons (Dutch name for Mons is Bergen) was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I. // Following the surrender...
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Coordinates Administration Country Region Île-de-France Department Seine-et-Marne (sous-préfecture) Arrondissement Fontainebleau Canton Fontainebleau (chief town) Intercommunality Communauté de communes de Fontainebleau-Avon Mayor Frédéric Valletoux (2005-2008) Statistics Altitude 42–150 (avg. ...
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Sights
 The Spanish House and belfry - The Grand Place is the centre of the historic town and the stage for the annual battle of the Lumeçon.
- The City Hall, originally built near the current location of the belfry, was moved on the Grand Place in the 13th century. The flamboyant gothic building we can admire now dates from the 15th century. In front of it stands the statue of a monkey, which is said to bring good fortune to those who pat his head.
- The collegiate church of Saint Waltrude is paradoxically a good specimen of the Gothic architecture of Brabant.
- The neighbouring belfry, classified as a World Heritage Site, dates from the 17th century and is the only Baroque-style belfry in Belgium.
- The so-called Spanish House dates from the 16th century.
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Bruges Antwerp Ypres Ghent Mons Tournai Boulogne-sur-Mer Abbeville Fifty-six Belfries of Belgium and France are collectively designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, in recognition of an architectural phenomenon that arose during the emergence of the historic Flanders and neighboring regions from feudalism. ...
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The Sainte Waudru collegiate church and the belfry at Mons. ...
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Festivities - The Doudou is the name of a week-long series of festivies or Ducasse, which originates from the 14th century and takes place every year on Trinity Sunday. Highlights include:
- The entrusting of the reliquary of Saint Waltrude to the mayor of the city on the eve of the procession.
- The placement of the reliquary on the Car d’Or (golden carriage), before it is carried in the city streets in a colourful procession that counts more than a thousand costumed participants.
- The lifting of the Car d’Or on a paved area near the church of Saint Waltrude; tradition holds that this operation must be successful for the city to prosper.
- The Lumeçon fight, where Saint George confronts the dragon. The fight lasts for about half an hour, accompanied by the rhythmic "Doudou" music. The tradition of the processional dragon is listed among the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
The Ducasse de Mons or Doudou is a popular feast that happens every year during the Trinity Sunday (57 days after Easter) in the town of Mons in Belgium. ...
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Education Mons has a strong education community with three universities: The Faculté Polytechnique de Mons (FPMs), is the oldest university of the city of Mons and the first Engineering school in Belgium (1836). ...
The Facultés Universitaires Catholiques de Mons (FUCaM) , in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium, is a private university in the French Community of Belgium. ...
The Université de Mons-Hainaut (UMH) , in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium, is a university in the French Community of Belgium. ...
Sports The town hosts a football club named R.A.E.C. Mons. A football team is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a football game, be it association football (soccer), rugby, Australian football, American football, Gaelic football, or other version of football. ...
R.A.E.C. Mons is a Belgian football club. ...
People born in Mons - Gilles Binchois, composer (15th century, birth in Mons is uncertain)
- Orlande de Lassus, composer (16th century)
- Guido de Bres, theologian (1522 to 31 May 1567)
- Giuseppe Grisoni, painter and sculptor (17th century)
- François-Joseph Fétis, musicologist, composer, critic, and teacher (18th century)
- Paul Émile de Puydt, botanist, economist, and writer (19th century)
- Émile Motte, painter (19th century)
- Orlande de Lassus, (also Orlandus Lassus, Orlando di Lasso, Roland de Lassus, or Roland Delattre) (1532 (possibly 1530) – June 14, 1594)
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Composer Orlande de Lassus Orlande de Lassus (also Orlandus Lassus, Orlando di Lasso, Roland de Lassus, or Roland Delattre) (1532 (possibly 1530) – June 14, 1594) was a Franco-Flemish composer of late Renaissance music. ...
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(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
François-Joseph Fétis François-Joseph Fétis (March 25, 1784 — March 26, 1871), Belgian musicologist, composer, critic and teacher. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
Paul Émile de Puydt (Born in Mons, March 6, 1810 - Died in Mons, May 28, 1888) was a many-talented character. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Composer Orlande de Lassus Orlande de Lassus (also Orlandus Lassus, Orlando di Lasso, Roland de Lassus, or Roland Delattre) (1532 (possibly 1530) – June 14, 1594) was a Franco-Flemish composer of late Renaissance music. ...
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Briare is a commune of the Loiret département, in France. ...
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Thoissey is a commune in the French département of Ain. ...
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In the old city centre Harbour to cathedral Vannes (Breton: Gwened) is a town and commune located in the Morbihan département, in Brittany, in the west of France. ...
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Changsha (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chang-sha) is the capital city of Hunan, a province of Southcentral China, located on the lower reaches of Xiangjiang river, a branch of the Yangtze River. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Largest metro area Little Rock Metropolitan Area Area Ranked 29th - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,002 km²) - Width 239 miles (385 km) - Length 261 miles (420 km) - % water 2. ...
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 | Villages of the municipality of Mons |
 | | | Mons · Ciply · Cuesmes · Flénu · Ghlin · Harmignies · Harveng · Havré · Hyon · Jemappes · Maisières · Mesvin · Nimy · Nouvelles · Obourg · Saint-Denis · Saint-Symphorien · Spiennes · Villers-Saint-Ghislain Combatants United Kingdom German Empire Commanders Sir John French Alexander von Kluck Strength 4 divisions 8 divisions Casualties 1,600 5,000 (estimate) The Battle of Mons (Dutch name for Mons is Bergen) was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I. // Following the surrender...
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Mons Meg is a large bombard now located at Edinburgh Castle. ...
View on the central place View on the central place Le Grand-Hornu is an old industrial mining complex in Hornu in the municipality of Boussu. ...
Rutgar Bernard Anderson, better known as Duke of Mons, (1560 - 1623) was the head of an aristocratic family during the period of the Dutch revolt against Spanish Rule in the Netherlands at the turn of the 17th century. ...
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Ciply is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Cuesmes is a commune in Wallonie, Belgium. ...
Flénu is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Ghlin is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Harmignies is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Harveng is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Havré is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of Hainaut. ...
Hyeon is also an uncommon Korean family name; see List of Korean family names The hyeon were administrative subdivisions of Korea during the Silla, Goryeo, and Joseon periods. ...
Jemappes (in older texts also: Jemmape and Jemmapes) is a town in south-western Belgium, province Hainaut. ...
Maisières is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Mesvin is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Nimy is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Nouvelles is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Obourg is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Saint-Denis is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
For other uses, see Saint-Symphorien (disambiguation) Saint-Symphorien is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
Spiennes is a village in the municipality of Mons, Belgium. ...
Villers-Saint-Ghislain is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of hainaut. ...
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