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Mons (other)
Mons commonly refers to: * 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 nomenclature), a sizable extraterrestrial mountain * Battle of Mons, a 1914 World War I battle in Mons, Belgium Mons or MONS may also refer to: Places * Mons, Queensland, Australia, a suburb of the Sunshine Coast * Mons, Graubünden, Switzerland, a village France * Mons, Charente, a commune in the Charente ''département'' * Mons, Charente-Maritime, a commune in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' * Mons, Gard, a commune in the Gard ''département'' * Mons, Haute-Garonne, a commune in the Haute-Garonne ''département'' * Mons, Hérault, a commune in the Hérault ''département'' * Mons, Puy-de-Dôme, a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme ''département'' * Mons, Var, a commune in the Var ''département'' * Mons-Boubert, a commune in the Somme ''département'' * Mons-en-Barœul, a comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons, Belgium
Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. 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 buildings were erected near the ''Grand’Place''. In 1814, King William I of the Netherlands increased the fortifications, following the fall of the First French Empire. The Industrial Revolution and coal mining made Mons a centre of heavy industry. In 1830, Belgium gained its independence and the decision was made to dismantle the fortifications, allowing the creation of large boulevards and other urban projects. On 2324 August 1914, Mons was the location of the Battle of Mons. The British were forced to retreat and the town remained occupied by the Germans until its liberation by the Canadian Corps during the final days of the war. There are several memorial placards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons-en-Barœul
Mons-en-Barœul () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ... of the city of Lille, and is adjacent to it on the northeast. The name Mons-en-Barœul means mount in the Barœul, the city is built on a slight hill; the Barœul was a former territory (see also Marcq-en-Barœul). Before the sixteenth century, little is known of this county, which was only rural. Plans of the eighteenth century show Mons-en-Barœul as a small village without a church, with farms scattered along the high road from Lille to Roubaix. It is a former dependency of Fives, a district which is now part of Lille. Heraldry Population Notable people * Michel Butor, poet and novelist, was born in Mons-en-Barœul. See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon (other)
Mon, MON or Mon. may refer to: Places * Mon State, a subdivision of Myanmar * Mon, India, a town in Nagaland * Mon district, Nagaland * Mon, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Mon, Switzerland, a village in the Canton of Grisons * Anglesey, cy, Môn, links=no, an island and county of Wales * Møn, an island of Denmark * Monongahela River, US or "The Mon" Peoples and languages * Mon people, an ethnic group from Burma * Mon language, spoken in Burma and Thailand * Mon–Khmer languages, a large language family of Mainland Southeast Asia * Mongolian language (ISO 639 code), official language of Mongolia * Alisa Mon, Russian singer Other uses * Mon (emblem), Japanese family heraldic symbols * Mon (architecture), gates at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and castles in Japan * Mon (boat), a traditional war canoe of the North Solomons * Mon (currency), a currency used in Japan until 1870 * Môn FM, a radio station serving Anglesey, Wales * ''The Gate'' (novel) (), a 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of National Security (Grenada)
The Ministry of National Security (MONS), officially titled the Ministry of National Security, Public Administration, Home Affairs, Information & Communications Technology, is the interior ministry of the government of Grenada. Its headquarters are in St. George's, the capital city of Grenada. , the Minister for National Security, Public Administration, Home Affairs, Information & Communications Technology is Keith Mitchell, the Prime Minister of Grenada This is a list of heads of government of Grenada, from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister in 1960 to the present day. The Prime Minister appoints the Cabinet of Grenada The Cabinet of Grenada is appointed by the Prime Minister .... References External links * Government of Grenada {{Grenada-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Officer Cadet School
Mons Officer Cadet School was a British military training establishment for officer cadets in Aldershot from 1942 to 1972, when it was closed and all officer training concentrated at Sandhurst. Until 1960, it was known as the Mons Officer Cadet Training Unit. The training course at Mons was for Short Service Officer Cadets, Territorial Army officers, and those joining the Regular Army as graduates. It was relatively short, usually lasting only six months or even less, compared with two years at Sandhurst. History Mons Barracks was originally constructed from 1926 to 1927 for the Royal Signals. In 1939, Royal Military College, Sandhurst became the home of 161 Infantry Officer Cadet Training Unit (RMC): that unit moved to Mons Barracks at Aldershot in 1942, and subsequently became known as the "Mons Officer Cadet Training Unit (Aldershot)". In 1947, the Mons Officer Cadet Training Unit (Aldershot) was re-organised as an OCTU for short service and National Service officer cadets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons (Walloon Parliament Constituency)
Mons is a parliamentary constituency in Belgium used to elect members of the Parliament of Wallonia since 1995. It corresponds to the Arrondissement of Mons The Arrondissement of Mons (french: Arrondissement de Mons; nl, Arrondissement Bergen) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissemen .... Representatives https://www.parlement-wallonie.be/content/default.php?tri=na&nrow=75&m=01&p=01-01 References {{Current Parliamentary Constituencies in Belgium Constituencies of the Parliament of Wallonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons (film)
''Mons'' is a 1926 British silent war film directed by Walter Summers. It reconstructs the 1914 Battle of Mons during the First World War. Such reconstruction films were popular during the decade, and Summers had previously made the similar ''Ypres Ypres ( , ; nl, Ieper ; vls, Yper; german: Ypern ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name is the official one, the city's French name is most commonly used in English. The municipality ...'' the previous year.Burton & Chibnall p.425 References Bibliography * Alan Burton & Steve Chibnall. ''Historical Dictionary of British Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2013. External links * 1926 films British war films British silent feature films 1926 war films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Walter Summers British World War I films British black-and-white films 1920s British films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Records
Mons Records is a German independent record label for jazz and classical music founded in 1991 by Thilo Berg in Trippstadt. The label has released music by among others Clark Terry, Jeff Hamilton, Bobby Shew, Tom Harrell, Ray Brown, Benny Green, Dado Moroni, Larry Fuller, Nancy King, Allan Harris, Carl Allen, Richard Bona, Manu Katché, Quentin Dujardin, Ivan Paduart, Barbara Morrison, Nicholas Payton, Bob Mintzer, Ben Wolfe, Greg Hutchinson, Dewey Redman, Ethan Iverson, Ralph Moore, Robert Hurst, Dee Daniels, Jiggs Whigham, Don Braden, Joris Teepe, the Metropole Orkest, Christian Bruckner, Scott Colley, Wolfgang Haffner, Kevin Hays, Eric Marienthal, Benyamin Nuss, Clarence Penn, Steffen Schorn, Stan Sulzmann, George Whitty George Whitty is an American musician, composer, record producer, audio engineer and music educator, currently living near Los Angeles, California, United States. He won an Emmy Award in 2014 for his work as a composer for the television series, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons
Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. 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 buildings were erected near the ''Grand’Place''. In 1814, King William I of the Netherlands increased the fortifications, following the fall of the First French Empire. The Industrial Revolution and coal mining made Mons a centre of heavy industry. In 1830, Belgium gained its independence and the decision was made to dismantle the fortifications, allowing the creation of large boulevards and other urban projects. On 2324 August 1914, Mons was the location of the Battle of Mons. The British were forced to retreat and the town remained occupied by the Germans until its liberation by the Canadian Corps during the final days of the war. There are several memorial placard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons (name)
Mons is used as a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Anna Mons (1672-1714), mistress of Tsar Peter I of Russia * Chloé Mons (born 1972), French actress and singer * Evgeny Mons (born 1989), Russian ice hockey player * Modesta Mons (Matryona Balk, 1718), confidante of Empress-Consort Catherine of Russia * Pascal Mons, French rugby player * W. E. R. Mons (1897–1984), British psychiatrist * Willem Mons (1688–1724), courtier in Saint Petersburg Given name * Mons Bassouamina (born 1998), Congolese football player * Mons Espelid (1926–2009), Norwegian politician * Mons Haukeland (1892–1983), Norwegian gymnastics teacher and military officer * Mons Kallentoft (born 1968), Swedish author and journalist * Mons A. Kårbø (1881–1964), Norwegian politician * Mons Lid (1896–1967), Norwegian politician * Mons Lie (1757–1827), Norwegian police chief and writer * Mons Lie (writer) (1864–1931), Norwegian writer * Mons Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons-en-Pévèle
Mons-en-Pévèle () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department * Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle The Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle (or Pevelenberg) was fought on 18 August 1304 between the French and the Flemish. The French were led by their king, Philip IV. Prelude The French king wanted revenge for the defeat in Battle of the Golden Spur ... (1304) References External links Official website Monsenpevele French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons-en-Montois
Mons-en-Montois () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac .... Demographics The inhabitants are called the ''Montoyens''. See also * Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department References External links 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) * Communes of Seine-et-Marne {{SeineMarne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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