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Its capital is Mons (Dutch: Bergen) and the most populous city is Charleroi, the province's urban, economic and cultural hub, the financial capital of Hainaut and the fifth largest city in the country by population.
Mons (French: [mɔ̃s] ⓘ; German and Dutch: Bergen, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrɣə (n)] ⓘ; Walloon and Picard: 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.
Hainaut [4] (French: Hainaut, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Picard: Hénau, Walloon: Hinnot, West Flemish: Enegouwn) is a province of the Walloon Region, one of the three regions of Belgium. Its capital is the city of Mons. It is the westernmost province of the Walloon Region.
The County of Hainaut (French: Comté de Hainaut; Dutch: Graafschap Henegouwen; Latin: comitatus hanoniensis), sometimes spelled Hainault, was a territorial lordship within the medieval Holy Roman Empire that straddled the present-day border of Belgium and France.
Worth seeing in Mons. Capital of Hainaut, Mons is a friendly city that’s a joy to explore. In two hours, you can explore all the beauty that Mons has to offer through its historic alleyways.
Mons is the capital of the Belgian province of Hainaut, in the region of Wallonia.
Recognized by Charlemagne as the capital of Hainaut (804), it prospered as a cloth-weaving centre between the 14th and the 16th century. Mons, a stronghold and frontier town, was well fortified. The most extensive defenses were built by the distinguished French military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban .
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