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Battle of Mons

The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the First World War. It was a subsidiary action of the Battle of the Frontiers, in which the Allies clashed with Germany on the French borders. At Mons, the British army attempted to hold the line of the Mons-Condé Canal against the advancing German First Army.

Located at 50.45, 3.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1914, 1914 in Belgium, Battles of the Western Front (World War I), Battles of World War I involving Belgium, Battles of World War I involving Germany, Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom, Mons

Ourthe (department)

Ourthe is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present day Germany and Belgium, at the time written as Ourte by French officials. It was named after the river Ourthe. Its territory corresponds more or less with that of the present day Belgian province Liège and a small adjacent region in North Rhine-Westphalia. The département was formed when the Southern Netherlands and the left bank of the Rhine were occupied by the French around 1795.

Located at 50.45, 3.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Former departments of France in Belgium, Former departments of France in Germany

Mundaneum

The Mundaneum was an institution created in 1910, following an initiative begun in 1895 by Belgian lawyers Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine, as part of their work on documentation science. It aimed to gather together all the world's knowledge and classify it according to a system they developed called the Universal Decimal Classification.

Located at 50.4577, 3.95545 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Archives in Belgium, Mons, Museums in Hainaut (province), Classification Systems, Science studies, History of the Internet, History of computing, History of human–computer interaction, Multimodal interaction, Literary museums, Belgian inventions

Hyon

Hyon is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of Hainaut. On 11 November 1918, the 19th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force liberated Hyon at the end of World War I. Hyon is also the name of the oldest person known to man {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|26|25|N|3|57|46|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}

Located at 50.4403, 3.96278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Faculté polytechnique de Mons

The Faculté Polytechnique de Mons (FPMs) is the oldest university of the city of Mons and the first Engineering school in Belgium (1837). Its first name was «École des Mines» (Mining School). It is a member of the TIME network (Top Industrial Managers for Europe), an association of 50 leading Engineering Schools and Faculties in Europe From January 1, 2009 the Engineering Faculty of Mons and the University of Mons-Hainaut fused in a new university simply called the University of Mons.

Located at 50.4519, 3.9525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Education in Belgium, Mons, Educational institutions established in 1837, 1837 establishments in Belgium, Engineering universities and colleges in Belgium

Stade Charles Tondreau

Stade Charles Tondreau is a multi-purpose stadium in Mons, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of R.A.E.C. Mons. The stadium holds 13,000.

Located at 50.462, 3.96382 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Football venues in Belgium, Multi-purpose stadiums in Belgium, Mons, Buildings and structures in Hainaut (province)

University of Mons-Hainaut

The University of Mons-Hainaut (French: Université de Mons-Hainaut) (UMH), in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium, was a university in the French Community of Belgium. Its official language was French. From January 1, 2009, the University of Mons-Hainaut and the Engineering Faculty of Mons Faculté polytechnique de Mons fused in a new university simply called the University of Mons.

Located at 50.4592, 3.95028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Universities in Belgium, Mons, Educational institutions established in 1965, Educational institutions disestablished in 2008, 1965 establishments in Belgium

University of Mons

The University of Mons (French: Université de Mons) is a new Belgian university located in the city of Mons, created by merging the Engineering Faculty of Mons (FPMs) and the University of Mons-Hainaut. The merging of the institutions was achieved following a geographical logic because of the high complementarity between them and their location in the same city.

Located at 50.4584, 3.9531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Museum François Duesberg

Museum François Duesberg was opened on 21 September 1994 and is devoted to decorative arts from the period 1775 to 1825. The museum is located in Mons opposite the collegiate Saint Waltrude Church in the former buildings of the National Bank of Belgium.

Located at 50.4542, 3.94611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Mons, Museums in Hainaut (province), Art museums and galleries in Belgium