Mons
Mons is a locality in Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia and has about 95,300 residents. Mons is situated nearby to the village Hyon, as well as near Nimy.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mundaneum and Haine.
Mundaneum
Museum
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The Mundaneum was an institution which aimed to gather together all the world's knowledge and classify it according to a system known as the Universal Decimal Classification.
Haine
River
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
The Haine is a river in southern Belgium and northern France, right tributary of the river Scheldt. The Haine gave its name to the County of Hainaut, and the present province of Hainaut.
Belfry of Mons
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Belfry of Mons is one of the more recent among the belfries of Belgium and France. At a height of 87 metres, it dominates the city of Mons, Belgium, which is itself constructed on a hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spiennes and Cuesmes.
Spiennes
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spiennes is a small village with about a thousand inhabitants in Wallonia, close to Mons. The town itself is mostly an attraction for what it once was, that being the foremost Neolithic production centre of pre-historic Europe.
Cuesmes
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cuesmes is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1972. On 1 January 1972, it was merged into Mons.
Jemappes
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Jemappes is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 8 June 1870, Flénu was detached from Jemappes, and was later merged into Jemappes in 1971. Jemappes is situated 4½ km west of Mons.
Mons
- Type: Locality with 95,300 residents
- Postal code: 7000
- Location: Mons, Arrondissement of Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Mons” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Mons”
- Arabic: “مونس”
- Armenian: “Մոնս”
- Belarusian: “Монс”
- Bulgarian: “Монс”
- Catalan: “Mons”
- Chinese: “蒙斯”
- Czech: “Mons”
- Dutch: “Bergen”
- Esperanto: “Mons”
- French: “Mons”
- German: “Mons”
- Greek: “Μονς”
- Hebrew: “מונס”
- Italian: “Mons”
- Japanese: “モンス”
- Korean: “몽스”
- Latin: “Montes”
- Latvian: “Monsa”
- Limburgan: “Berge”
- Lithuanian: “Monsas”
- Marathi: “माँस”
- Persian: “مون”
- Picard: “Mon”
- Polish: “Mons”
- Portuguese: “Mons”
- Romanian: “Mons”
- Russian: “Монс”
- Serbian: “Mons”
- Serbian: “Монс”
- Spanish: “Mons”
- Swedish: “Mons”
- Thai: “มงส์”
- Ukrainian: “Монс”
- Vietnamese: “Mons”
- Vlaams: “Bergn”
- Walloon: “Mont”
- Western Frisian: “Bergen”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Faculté Polytechnique De Mons / Site Houdain and Université De Mons - Hainaut / Site Du Parc.
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