Ardennes
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Summary
Ardennes is a low mountain range[1]. Ardennes ranks in the top 6% of low mountain range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,115 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Walloon Region[3], Ardennes[4]
- Country: Belgium[5], Luxembourg[6], France[7]
- Named after: Arduinna[8]
- Commons category: Ardennes[9]
- Said to be the same as: Ardennes massif[10]
- Highest point: Signal de Botrange[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ardennes[12]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[18], Pauly–Wissowa[19]
- Demonym: Ardenner[20]
- Native label: Ardenne[21], Ardennen[22], Årdene[23]
- Length: 160 km[24]
- Mountain range: Rhenish Massif[25]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Ardennes include Ardennes[26], a department of France[27], in France[28], founded in 1790[29]; Champagne-Ardenne[30], a region of France[31], in France[32], founded in 1960[33]; Ardennes classics[34], a group of sports competitions[35], in Belgium[36]; Flemish Ardennes[37], a mountain range[38], in Belgium[39]; Ardennais[40], a dialect[41]; and ardennite-(As)[42], a mineral species[43].
Why It Matters
Ardennes has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Ardennes is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Ardennes include Ardennes[26], a department of France[27], in France[28], founded in 1790[29]; Champagne-Ardenne[30], a region of France[31], in France[32], founded in 1960[33]; Ardennes classics[34], a group of sports competitions[35], in Belgium[36]; Flemish Ardennes[37], a mountain range[38], in Belgium[39]; Ardennais[40], a dialect[41]; and ardennite-(As)[42], a mineral species[43].