Peopled since prehistoric times, Mons originated as a Roman camp (Castrilocus) in the 3rd century; it grew around an abbey founded (c. 650) by St. Waudru, or Waltrudis, daughter of the Count of Hainaut. During the 9th century, turreted ramparts encircled the small town.
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Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. The population grew quickly, trade flourished, and several commercial ...
Mons, Belgium, a city in Belgium ; Mons pubis (mons Venus or mons veneris), in mammalian anatomy, the adipose tissue lying above the pubic bone ; Mons (planetary ...
Battle of Mons, (August 23, 1914) engagement between the British Expeditionary Force and the German army at Mons, Belgium, during the Battle of the ...
History. Mons was settled since the Neolithic period. During the Classical Antiquity, it was the heartland of the Nervian (Nervii in Latin) territory when ...
Mons, a European capital of culture - Belgian presidency
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Feb 4, 2024 · Mons, a city of almost 100000 inhabitants in south-west Belgium, has been the cultural capital of Wallonia since 2002.
Apr 13, 2015 · The 285-foot-tall Mons Belfry was completed in 1672 and is the only baroque belfry in Belgium.
May 9, 2019 · “Tanks in Mons,” rolling through several villages in the Mons area, took place Aug. 30 - Sep. 1, 2019. The annual event commemorated the ...
Oct 28, 2009 · ... Mons Canal in Belgium, near the French frontier. The Battle of Mons was the last of four “Battles of the Frontiers” that took place over as ...
