Mons, Belgium

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:area 146.56 km²
gptkbp:country gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:dialCode +32 65
gptkbp:elevation 63 m
gptkbp:event gptkb:European_Capital_of_Culture_2015
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Battle_of_Mons_(1914)
gptkb:Doudou_festival
gptkb:UNESCO_Belfry_of_Mons
gptkb:University_of_Mons
gptkbp:historicalEvent Capital of Hainaut since 1295
Liberation by Canadian forces (1944)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mons, Belgium
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Haute_Plain_of_Hainaut
gptkbp:mayor Nicolas Martin (as of 2024)
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:City_Hall_of_Mons
gptkb:Collegiate_Church_of_Sainte-Waudru
gptkb:Belfry_of_Mons
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:BAM_(Beaux-Arts_Mons)
gptkb:Doudou_Museum
gptkb:Mons_Memorial_Museum
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:population approx. 95,000 (2022)
gptkbp:postalCode 7000
gptkbp:province gptkb:Hainaut
gptkbp:railwayStation gptkb:Mons_railway_station
gptkbp:region Wallonia
gptkbp:river gptkb:Trouille
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:RAEC_Mons_(football)
Belfius Mons-Hainaut (basketball)
gptkbp:subdivision gptkb:Cuesmes
gptkb:Flénu
gptkb:Ghlin
gptkb:Havré
gptkb:Hyon
gptkb:Jemappes
gptkb:Maisières
gptkb:Nimy
gptkb:Obourg
gptkb:Saint-Symphorien
gptkb:Villers-Saint-Ghislain
Saint-Denis
Ghlins
gptkbp:timezone CET (UTC+1)
gptkbp:timezoneDST CEST (UTC+2)
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Briare,_France
gptkb:Little_Rock,_United_States
gptkb:Changsha,_China
gptkb:Vannes,_France
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Belfry_of_Mons
gptkbp:website https://www.mons.be/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paul_Verlaine
gptkb:Battle_of_Mons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5