Monmouth
town in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
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Summary
Monmouth is a town[1]. Monmouth ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,586 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Monmouth[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Wye[5], River Monnow[6]
- Named after: River Monnow[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Carbonne[8], Waldbronn[9]
- Postal code: NP25[10]
- Commons category: Monmouth, Wales[11]
- Located in time zone: Greenwich Mean Time[12]
- Local dialing code: 01600[13]
- OS grid reference: SO505125[14]
- Authority: Monmouth Town Council[15]
- Official website: https://www.monmouth.gov.uk[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Monmouth, Wales[17]
- Population: 10,508[18], 8877[19]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[20], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22]
- Capital of: Monmouthshire[23]
- Heritage designation: National Monuments of Wales[24]
- Official name: Monmouth[25], Trefynwy[26]
- Category for people born here: Q20901992[27]
- Category for people who died here: Q26215985[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Monmouth, Wales[29]
- Historic county: Monmouthshire[30]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Monmouth, Wales[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Monmouth include Monmouthshire[32], a historic county of Wales[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1535[35].
Why It Matters
Monmouth has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Monmouth is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Monmouth include Monmouthshire[32], a historic county of Wales[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1535[35].