22 June 2015

#915 Mons, Belgium


Mons (French pronunciation: ​[mɔ̃s]DutchBergen "mountains"; PicardMont) is a Belgian city and municipality and the capital of the province of Hainaut. The Mons municipality includes the former communes of CuesmesFlénuGhlinHyonNimyObourgBaudour (partly), JemappesCiplyHarmigniesHarvengHavréMaisièresMesvinNouvellesSaint-DenisSaint-SymphorienSpiennesVillers-Saint-GhislainCasteau (partly), Masnuy-Saint-Jean (partly) and Ville-sur-Haine (partly).

Together with the Czech city of Plzeň, Mons is the European Capital of Culture in 2015.





Aitäh, Mk !

Sent on: June 19, 2015
Received on: June 22, 2015

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