title: Men's European Volleyball Championship

abstract: The Men's European Volleyball Championship (EuroVolley) is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1975 they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is Poland, which won its second title at the 2023 tournament.

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# Men's European Volleyball Championship

The **Men's European Volleyball Championship** (*EuroVolley*) is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1975 they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is Poland, which won its second title at the 2023 tournament.

## History

The first tournament was held in 1948 with participation of six national teams. Being only participant from Eastern Europe, Czechoslovakia captured gold. The teams from Eastern Europe dominated at the tournament for next four decades. The next two editions held in 1950 and 1951 were won by the Soviet Union (who also won two World Championships in 1949 and 1952). However, in late 1950s Czechoslovakia returned to first position. They captured European gold in 1955 and repeated this success at next edition in 1958 (also winning World Championship in 1956). In 1963, twice runner-up Romania won its maiden European title at the home tournament.

The victory in 1967 marked the beginning of the 20-year era of dominance of the Soviet Union. From 1967 to 1987, Soviet team didn't lose any tournament by winning 9 European titles in a row. The names of leading Soviet players of these times such as Vyacheslav Zaytsev, Aleksandr Savin, Vladimir Kondra, Viljar Loor, Yury Panchenko and Vladimir Chernyshyov are known to volleyball enthusiasts all over the world. From 1977 to 1985, Soviet team was coached by Vyacheslav Platonov who led national team to five European titles in a row as well as to two World Championship titles (1978, 1982), two World Cup titles (1977, 1981) and Olympic gold in 1980. The main European rival of Soviet team at these times, Poland (1974 World Champion and 1976 Olympic Champion) was runner-up for the five times in a row (from 1975 to 1983).

Soviet domination was ceased in 1989 when Italy under leadership of Argentinian coach Julio Velasco unprecedentally won their first ever official tournament. Soviet team surprisingly failed to even reach podium after losing to Sweden (hosts) in semifinals and to Netherlands in a bronze-medal match. However, in 1991, in their last participation at the competition, Soviet Union won European title for the 12th time after 3–0 victories over a Netherlands in semifinals and Italy in the final match. Vyacheslav Platonov won European title as head coach for the record sixth time.

Following the Soviet Union's dissolution in December 1991, Italy led by such players as Andrea Gardini, Andrea Giani, Paolo Tofoli and Lorenzo Bernardi became indisputably the best team not only in Europe but also in the world. They won three World Championships in a row (1990, 1994, 1998) and also dominated at European Championships by winning five of the next seven tournaments (from 1993 to 2005). However, ironically they never managed to win Olympic gold. Netherlands who became Olympic Champion in 1996 also won their maiden European title at the home tournament next year. FR Yugoslavia who won Olympic gold in 2000 also became European Champion for the first time at the next-year tournament.

After victory in 2005, the period of Italy's dominance came to end, and more national teams won their maiden European titles. The next tournament was surprisingly won by Spain who beat home favorites – Russia – in a closest 5th-set tie-breaker. In 2009, Poland became European Champion for the first time. The next tournament was won by Serbia for the first time since dissolution of the Serbia and Montenegro (the country which was previously known as FR Yugoslavia). In 2013, Russia (who became Olympic Champion in 2012) finally won their first European title since the Soviet Union's dissolution. The next edition was successful for France who also won their maiden European gold.

The 2017 European Championship took place in Poland. It was won by Russia who defeated Germany in a 5th-set tie-breaker. The 2019 European Championship was co-hosted by four countries for first time – France, Slovenia, Belgium and the Netherlands. Serbia won this tournament after 3–1 victory over Slovenia in the final match in Paris. The co-host countries of 2021 edition were Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland. In the final match held in Katowice, Italy defeated Slovenia in a 5th-set tie-breaker and won their seventh European title – the first in 16 years. Next year Italy achieved another success in Katowice by defeating Poland at the opponent's home ground in the final match of the 2022 World Championship. However, next year Poland took revenge by beating Italy 3–0 in a final match of the 2023 European Championship which was held in Rome. It was second European victory in the history of Polish men's national volleyball team.

The 33 European Championship tournaments have been won by nine different nations. Russia have won fourteen times (twelve as Soviet Union). The other European Championship winners are Italy, with seven titles; Czech Republic (as Czechoslovakia) and Serbia (one as FR Yugoslavia), with three titles each; Poland, with two titles; and France, Netherlands, Romania and Spain, with one title each.

The current format of the competition involves a qualification phase, which currently takes place over the preceding two years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase, which is often called the *European Championship Finals*. 24 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete in the tournament phase for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of about two weeks.

Italy holds record for the participation at the European Championships (32 times) by missing only one tournament. Bulgaria and France participated at the 31 continental tournaments each. Russia also participated at the 31 European Championships (sixteen as Soviet Union).

## Results summary

| Year | Host |  | Final | | |  | 3rd place match | | |  | Teams |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | Champions | Score | Runners-up | | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | | |
| 1948
Details |
Italy | | **
Czechoslovakia** | Round-robin
**(3–0)** |
France | |
Italy | Round-robin
**(3–0)** |
Portugal | | 6 |
| 1950
Details |
Bulgaria | | **
Soviet Union** | Round-robin
**(3–0)** |
Czechoslovakia | |
Hungary | Round-robin
**(3–2)** |
Bulgaria | | 6 |
| 1951
Details |
France | | **
Soviet Union** | Round-robin
**(3–0)** |
Bulgaria | |
France | Round-robin
**(0–3)** |
Romania | | 10 |
| 1955
Details |
Romania | | **
Czechoslovakia** | Round-robin
**(3–1)** |
Romania | |
Bulgaria | Round-robin
**(3–2)** |
Soviet Union | | 14 |
| 1958
Details |
Czechoslovakia | | **
Czechoslovakia** | Round-robin
**(3–1)** |
Romania | |
Soviet Union | Round-robin
**(3–2)** |
Bulgaria | | 20 |
| 1963
Details |
Romania | | **
Romania** | Round-robin
**(3–0)** |
Hungary | |
Soviet Union | Round-robin
**(3–2)** |
Bulgaria | | 17 |
| 1967
Details |
Turkey | | **
Soviet Union** | Round-robin
**(3–2)** |
Czechoslovakia | |
Poland | Round-robin
**(1–3)** |
East Germany | | 20 |
| 1971
Details |
Italy | | **
Soviet Union** | Round-robin
**(0–3)** |
Czechoslovakia | |
Romania | Round-robin
**(3–0)** |
East Germany | | 22 |
| 1975
Details |
Yugoslavia | | **
Soviet Union** | Round-robin
**(3–0)** |
Poland | |
Yugoslavia | Round-robin
**(3–2)** |
Romania | | 12 |
| 1977
Details |
Finland | | **
Soviet Union** | **3–1** |
Poland | |
Romania | **3–0** |
Hungary | | 12 |
| 1979
Details |
France | | **
Soviet Union** | Round-robin
**(3–0)** |
Poland | |
Yugoslavia | Round-robin
**(3–0)** |
France | | 12 |
| 1981
Details |
Bulgaria | | **
Soviet Union** | Round-robin
**(3–0)** |
Poland | |
Bulgaria | Round-robin
**(3–1)** |
Czechoslovakia | | 12 |
| 1983
Details |
East Germany | | **
Soviet Union** | Round-robin
**(3–1)** |
Poland | |
Bulgaria | Round-robin
**(2–3)** |
Italy | | 12 |
| 1985
Details |
Netherlands | | **
Soviet Union** | Round-robin
**(3–0)** |
Czechoslovakia | |
France | Round-robin
**(3–1)** |
Poland | | 12 |
| 1987
Details |
Belgium | | **
Soviet Union** | **3–1** |
France | |
Greece | **3–2** |
Sweden | | 12 |
| 1989
Details |
Sweden | | **
Italy** | **3–1** |
Sweden | |
Netherlands | **3–0** |
Soviet Union | | 12 |
| 1991
Details |
Germany | | **
Soviet Union** | **3–0** |
Italy | |
Netherlands | **3–0** |
Germany | | 12 |
| 1993
Details |
Finland | | **
Italy** | **3–2** |
Netherlands | |
Russia | **3–1** |
Germany | | 12 |
| 1995
Details |
Greece | | **
Italy** | **3–2** |
Netherlands | |
Yugoslavia | **3–0** |
Bulgaria | | 12 |
| 1997
Details |
Netherlands | | **
Netherlands** | **3–1** |
Yugoslavia | |
Italy | **3–1** |
France | | 12 |
| 1999
Details |
Austria | | **
Italy** | **3–1** |
Russia | |
Yugoslavia | **3–0** |
Czech Republic | | 8 |
| 2001
Details |
Czech Republic | | **
Yugoslavia** | **3–0** |
Italy | |
Russia | **3–2** |
Czech Republic | | 12 |
| 2003
Details |
Germany | | **
Italy** | **3–2** |
France | |
Russia | **3–1** |
Serbia and Montenegro | | 12 |
| 2005
Details |
Italy / Serbia and Montenegro | | **
Italy** | **3–2** |
Russia | |
Serbia and Montenegro | **3–0** |
Spain | | 12 |
| 2007
Details |
Russia | | **
Spain** | **3–2** |
Russia | |
Serbia | **3–1** |
Finland | | 16 |
| 2009
Details |
Turkey | | **
Poland** | **3–1** |
France | |
Bulgaria | **3–0** |
Russia | | 16 |
| 2011
Details |
Austria / Czech Republic | | **
Serbia** | **3–1** |
Italy | |
Poland | **3–1** |
Russia | | 16 |
| 2013
Details |
Denmark / Poland | | **
Russia** | **3–1** |
Italy | |
Serbia | **3–0** |
Bulgaria | | 16 |
| 2015
Details |
Bulgaria / Italy | | **
France** | **3–0** |
Slovenia | |
Italy | **3–1** |
Bulgaria | | 16 |
| 2017
Details |
Poland | | **
Russia** | **3–2** |
Germany | |
Serbia | **3–2** |
Belgium | | 16 |
| 2019
Details |
France / Slovenia / Belgium / Netherlands | | **
Serbia** | **3–1** |
Slovenia | |
Poland | **3–0** |
France | | 24 |
| 2021
Details |
Poland / Czech Republic / Estonia / Finland | | **
Italy** | **3–2** |
Slovenia | |
Poland | **3–0** |
Serbia | | 24 |
| 2023
Details |
Italy / Bulgaria / North Macedonia / Israel | | **
Poland** | **3–0** |
Italy | |
Slovenia | **3–2** |
France | | 24 |
| 2026
Details |
Bulgaria / Finland / Italy / Romania | |  |  |  | |  |  |  | | 24 |

## Medals summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | *Soviet Union* | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Italy | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | *Czechoslovakia* | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Poland | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Russia | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Serbia | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| | Romania | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | *Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro* | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Slovenia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | *Yugoslavia* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |

## Total hosts

| Hosts | Nations (Year(s)) |
| --- | --- |
| 6 | Italy (1948, 1971, 2005, 2015, 2023, 2026) |
| 5 | Bulgaria (1950, 1981, 2015, 2023, 2026) |
| 4 | Finland (1977, 1993, 2021, 2026) |
| 3 | Czech Republic (2001, 2011, 2021)
France (1951, 1979, 2019)
Netherlands (1985, 1997, 2019)
Poland (2013, 2017, 2021)
Romania (1955, 1963, 2026) |
| 2 | Austria (1999, 2011)
Belgium (1987, 2019)
Germany (1991, 2003)
Turkey (1967, 2009) |
| 1 | *Czechoslovakia* (1958)
Denmark (2013)
*East Germany* (1983)
Estonia (2021)
Greece (1995)
Israel (2023)
North Macedonia (2023)
Russia (2007)
*Serbia and Montenegro* (2005)
Slovenia (2019)
Sweden (1989)
*Yugoslavia* (1975) |

* = co-hosts

## Participating nations

Legend * 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
* – Did not enter / Did not qualify
* – Hosts
* Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

| **Team** | **
1948
**(6) | **
1950
**(6) | **
1951
**(10) | **
1955
**(14) | **
1958
**(20) | **
1963
**(17) | **
1967
**(20) | **
1971
**(22) | **
1975
**(12) | **
1977
**(12) | **
1979
**(12) | **
1981
**(12) | **
1983
**(12) | **
1985
**(12) | **
1987
**(12) | **
1989
**(12) | **
1991
**(12) | **
1993
**(12) | **
1995
**(12) | **
1997
**(12) | **
1999
**(8) | **
2001
**(12) | **
2003
**(12) | **

2005
**(12) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Albania |  |  |  | 10th | 11th |  | 13th |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Austria |  |  |  | 13th | 18th | 16th | 19th | 21st |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8th |  |  |  |
| Belgium | 5th |  | 6th | 12th | 17th | 13th | 12th | 10th | 12th |  | 11th |  |  |  | 7th |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bulgaria |  | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 9th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 10th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 11th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 7th | 6th | 9th |  |
| Croatia | Part of  Yugoslavia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8th |
| Czech Republic | See  Czechoslovakia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 10th | 9th |
| Denmark |  |  |  |  | 20th | 17th |  | 20th |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Egypt |  |  |  | 14th | 15th |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Estonia | Part of  Soviet Union | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Finland |  |  |  | 11th | 14th | 14th | 17th | 13th |  | 11th |  | 9th | 7th |  |  |  | 8th | 10th |  | 12th |  |  |  |  |
| France | 2nd |  | 3rd | 8th | 8th | 8th | 10th | 14th | 8th | 10th | 4th | 8th | 12th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 9th | 9th |  | 4th | 6th | 7th | 2nd | 7th |
| Germany | See  East Germany and  West Germany | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 4th | 8th | 10th |  | 11th | 7th |  |
| Greece |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20th | 18th |  |  | 12th |  | 9th | 8th | 3rd | 10th | 11th |  | 7th | 11th |  |  | 11th | 6th |
| Hungary |  | 3rd |  | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 11th | 4th | 8th |  | 11th |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9th |  |  |
| Israel |  |  | 10th |  |  |  | 11th | 12th |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Italy | 3rd |  | 8th | 9th | 10th | 10th | 8th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 9th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Latvia | Part of  Soviet Union | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | 11th |  |  |  |  |  |
| Montenegro | Part of  Yugoslavia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Part of  Serbia and Montenegro | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | 6th |  | 9th |  | 13th | 12th | 15th | 9th | 9th | 12th |  |  | 10th | 10th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 8th | 6th | 11th |
| North Macedonia | Part of  Yugoslavia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Poland |  | 6th |  | 6th | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th |  | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th |  |  | 5th | 5th | 5th |
| Portugal | 4th |  | 7th |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10th |
| Romania |  | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 8th | 7th | 10th | 12th |  |  | 12th |  |  |  |  |  |
| Russia | See  Soviet Union | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd |
| Scotland |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22nd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Serbia | Part of  Yugoslavia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Part of  Serbia and Montenegro | | | | | | |
| Slovakia | Part of  Czechoslovakia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | 8th |  | 10th | 12th |  |
| Slovenia | Part of  Yugoslavia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  | 12th |  |  |
| Spain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12th |  | 12th | 12th |  |  | 11th |  |  |  |  | 8th | 4th |
| Sweden |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16th | 17th |  |  |  |  |  | 9th | 4th | 2nd | 10th | 12th |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Switzerland |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19th |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Tunisia |  |  |  |  | 16th |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Turkey |  |  |  |  | 12th | 11th | 14th | 15th |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ukraine | Part of  Soviet Union | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 9th | 7th |  |  |  | 12th |
| **Discontinued nations** | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| *Czechoslovakia* | 1st | 2nd |  | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 6th |  | 12th | 8th | See  Czech Republic | | | | | |
| *East Germany* |  |  |  |  | 9th | 9th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 9th | 9th | 6th | 6th |  |  | 9th | See  Germany | | | | | | | |
| *Serbia and Montenegro* | See  Yugoslavia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 3rd |
| *Soviet Union* |  | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | See  Russia | | | | | | |
| *West Germany* |  |  |  |  | 19th | 15th | 18th | 16th |  |  |  | 11th |  |  |  | 11th | See  Germany | | | | | | | |
| *Yugoslavia* |  |  | 5th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 11th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 10th |  | 11th | 8th | 8th | 6th | See  Serbia and Montenegro | | | | | | |
| **Team** | **
1948
**(6) | **
1950
**(6) | **
1951
**(10) | **
1955
**(14) | **
1958
**(20) | **
1963
**(17) | **
1967
**(20) | **
1971
**(22) | **
1975
**(12) | **
1977
**(12) | **
1979
**(12) | **
1981
**(12) | **
1983
**(12) | **
1985
**(12) | **
1987
**(12) | **
1989
**(12) | **
1991
**(12) | **
1993
**(12) | **
1995
**(12) | **
1997
**(12) | **
1999
**(8) | **
2001
**(12) | **
2003
**(12) | **

2005
**(12) |

| **Team** | **
2007
**(16) | **
2009
**(16) | **

2011
**(16) | **

2013
**(16) | **

2015
**(16) | **
2017
**(16) | **

2019
**(24) | **

2021
**(24) | **

2023
**(24) | **Total** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Albania |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | **3** |
| Austria |  |  | 16th |  |  |  | 23rd |  |  | **8** |
| Belarus |  |  |  | 15th | 16th |  | 22nd | 17th |  | **4** |
| Belgium | 10th |  | 13th | 7th | 10th | 4th | 9th | 18th | 14th | **18** |
| Bulgaria | 8th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 11th | 12th | 15th | **31** |
| Croatia | 14th |  |  |  | 15th |  |  | 14th | 11th | **5** |
| Czech Republic |  | 16th | 10th | 16th | 13th | 7th | 13th | 8th | 12th | **14** |
| Denmark |  |  |  | 12th |  |  |  |  | 24th | **5** |
| Egypt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | **2** |
| Estonia |  | 14th | 12th |  | 11th | 13th | 24th | 20th | 22nd | **7** |
| Finland | 4th | 12th | 8th | 8th | 12th | 12th | 14th | 11th | 19th | **20** |
| France | 9th | 2nd | 7th | 5th | 1st | 9th | 4th | 9th | 4th | **31** |
| Germany | 5th | 6th | 15th | 6th | 8th | 2nd | 8th | 6th | 9th | **15** |
| Greece | 13th | 8th |  |  |  |  | 16th | 22nd | 20th | **17** |
| Hungary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | **11** |
| Israel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18th | **4** |
| Italy | 6th | 10th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 1st | 2nd | **32** |
| Latvia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16th |  | **2** |
| Montenegro |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18th | 24th | 21st | **3** |
| Netherlands | 7th | 7th |  | 10th | 9th | 14th | 10th | 5th | 5th | **28** |
| North Macedonia |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17th | 23rd | 16th | **3** |
| Poland | 11th | 1st | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 10th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | **28** |
| Portugal |  |  | 14th |  |  |  | 20th | 15th | 10th | **7** |
| Romania |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21st |  | 7th | **18** |
| Russia | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 1st | 6th | 1st | 5th | 7th |  | **15** |
| Scotland |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | **1** |
| Serbia | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 6th | **9** |
| Slovakia | 12th | 11th | 5th | 11th | 14th | 15th | 19th | 19th |  | **11** |
| Slovenia | 16th | 15th | 9th | 13th | 2nd | 8th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | **10** |
| Spain | 1st | 9th |  |  |  | 16th | 15th | 21st | 17th | **12** |
| Sweden |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | **7** |
| Switzerland |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23rd | **2** |
| Tunisia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | **1** |
| Turkey | 15th | 13th | 11th | 14th |  | 11th | 12th | 10th | 13th | **12** |
| Ukraine |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7th | 13th | 8th | **7** |
| **Team** | **
2007
**(16) | **
2009
**(16) | **

2011
**(16) | **

2013
**(16) | **

2015
**(16) | **
2017
**(16) | **

2019
**(24) | **

2021
**(24) | **

2023
**(24) | **Total** |
| **Discontinued nations** | | | | | | | | | | |
| *Czechoslovakia* | See  Czech Republic | | | | | | | | | **16** |
| *East Germany* | See  Germany | | | | | | | | | **10** |
| *Serbia and Montenegro* | See  Serbia | | | | | | | | | **6** |
| *Soviet Union* | See  Russia | | | | | | | | | **16** |
| *West Germany* | See  Germany | | | | | | | | | **6** |
| *Yugoslavia* | See  Serbia and Montenegro | | | | | | | | | **14** |

## Most valuable player by edition

## Most successful players

Boldface denotes active volleyball players and highest medal count among all players (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

### Multiple gold medalists

| Rank | Player | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Aleksandr Savin | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1985 | **6** |  |  | **6** |
| | Vyacheslav Zaytsev | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1985 | **6** |  |  | **6** |
| 3 | Vladimir Kondra | Soviet Union | 1971 | 1981 | 5 |  |  | 5 |
| | Viljar Loor | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1983 | 5 |  |  | 5 |
| | Yury Panchenko | Soviet Union | 1979 | 1987 | 5 |  |  | 5 |
| 6 | Andrea Gardini | Italy | 1989 | 1999 | 4 | 1 | 1 | **6** |
| | Andrea Giani | Italy | 1991 | 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | **6** |
| 8 | Paolo Tofoli | Italy | 1989 | 1999 | 4 | 1 |  | 5 |
| 9 | Marco Bracci | Italy | 1989 | 1999 | 4 |  |  | 4 |
| | Vladimir Chernyshyov | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1981 | 4 |  |  | 4 |
| | Vladimir Dorokhov | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1981 | 4 |  |  | 4 |
| | Oleg Moliboga | Soviet Union | 1977 | 1983 | 4 |  |  | 4 |
| | Pāvels Seļivanovs | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1983 | 4 |  |  | 4 |
| | Vladimir Shkurikhin | Soviet Union | 1981 | 1987 | 4 |  |  | 4 |

### Multiple medalists

The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in total at the European Championships.

| Rank | Player | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Aleksandr Savin | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1985 | **6** |  |  | **6** |
| | Vyacheslav Zaytsev | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1985 | **6** |  |  | **6** |
| 3 | Andrea Gardini | Italy | 1989 | 1999 | 4 | 1 | 1 | **6** |
| | Andrea Giani | Italy | 1991 | 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | **6** |
| 5 | Slobodan Boškan | Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia | 1995 | 2007 | 1 | 1 | **4** | **6** |
| | Andrija Gerić | Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia | 1995 | 2007 | 1 | 1 | **4** | **6** |
| | Nikola Grbić | Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia | 1995 | 2007 | 1 | 1 | **4** | **6** |

## InfoBox

Men's European Volleyball Championship
| **Upcoming season or competition:**
*2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship* | |
| --- | --- |
| Sport | Volleyball |
| Founded | 1948 (1948) |
| First season | 1948 |
| No. of teams | 24 (Finals) |
| Continent | Europe (CEV) |
| Most recent
champion(s) | Poland
(2nd title) |
| Most titles | *Soviet Union*
(12 titles) |
| Official website | https://eurovolley.cev.eu/ |


title: Pierre Combescot

abstract: Pierre Combescot was a French journalist and writer. He worked for the Canard Enchaîné, under the pseudonym Luc Décygnes. He was also a columnist in Paris Match.

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# Pierre Combescot

**Pierre Combescot** (9 January 1940 Limoges – 27 June 2017) was a French journalist and writer. He worked for the *Canard Enchaîné*, under the pseudonym Luc Décygnes. He was also a columnist in *Paris Match*.

## Awards

## Works

* *Louis II de Bavière*, Lattès, 1974
* *Les Chevaliers du crépuscule*, Lattès 1975 (ASIN B0000DQ1EB)
* *Les Funérailles de la Sardine*, Grasset – 1986 (ISBN 978-2-246-37451-0)
* *Les Petites Mazarines*, Grasset 1990 (ISBN 2-246-47761-1)
* *Les Filles du Calvaire*, Grasset – 1991 (ISBN 978-2-246-43541-9)
* *La Sainte famille*, Grasset 1996 (ISBN 978-2-246-45901-9)
* *Le Songe du Pharaon*, Grasset 1998 (ISBN 978-2-246-53531-7)
* *Lansquenet*, Grasset 2002 (ISBN 978-2-246-60351-1)
* *Les Diamants de la guillotine*, Robert Laffont 2003 (ISBN 978-2-221-10045-5)
* *Ce soir on soupe chez Pétrone*, Grasset 2004 (ISBN 978-2-246-60341-2)
* *Pour mon plaisir et ma délectation charnelle*, Grasset 2009 (ISBN 978-2-246-63101-9)

1. Mort de l’écrivain Pierre Combescot (in French)


title: Venta (city)

abstract: Venta is a small city in Lithuania in the Akmenė district municipality. According to a 2021 census, there are 2,250 people living in Venta. It is situated along the Venta River, Kuršėnai-Mažeikiai highway, and a railroad connecting Mažeikiai with Šiauliai. This makes Venta better situated than Naujoji Akmenė, the capital of the district. Venta is also one kilometre (0.62 mi) from the small villages of Žerkščiai and Pašilė (Akmenė). There is a small bridge connecting Venta to Žerkščiai. There are 2 Seniūnaitijas which make up Venta; "Draugystės" and "Ventos Miesto".

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# Venta (city)

**Venta** () is a small city in Lithuania in the Akmenė district municipality. According to a 2021 census, there are 2,250 people living in Venta (56.4% female, 43.6% male). It is situated along the Venta River, Kuršėnai-Mažeikiai highway, and a railroad connecting Mažeikiai with Šiauliai (the train station is called Akmenė). This makes Venta better situated than Naujoji Akmenė, the capital of the district. Venta is also one kilometre (0.62 mi) from the small villages of Žerkščiai and Pašilė (Akmenė). There is a small bridge connecting Venta to Žerkščiai. There are 2 Seniūnaitijas which make up Venta; "Draugystės" and "Ventos Miesto".

## Etymology

The name of the city derives from the Venta River, which flows near the southern and western parts of the settlement.

## Geography

The city is located on the right bank of Venta (river), in a winding stretch of the river, at the mouth of Eglesys. The former Libau–Romny Railway runs along the northern edge of the city of Venta. The Venta (village) is also located near the city. Venta is part of the Venta Regional Park. Limestone is abundant in the area.

## History

The town grew after World War II together with a lime factory which later produced bricks. At its peak the factory employed about 1,000 people. The city was formed when Bauskas and Purviai villages were joined on 30 December 1966. After the 1990 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union, the factory faced severe financial difficulties while shifting from planned economy to free market. The factory's departments were made into separate companies. Some went bankrupt and their buildings were destroyed; others were privatized. In 1995, Venta officially became a city settlement before that though Venta was the largest so-called village in Lithuania. In 1999 a public company, "*Naujasis kalcitas*" (English: *The New Calcite*; the only manufacturer of quicklime in Lithuania, supplying 50-55% of the domestic market) purchased and reconstructed a remaining lime burning technology line with rotary kiln. The official coat of arms were also approved in 1999. The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in 2009. Recently a new heating facility using natural gas was built to provide heat for the city.

Administrative Territorial Subordination
| 1966-1978 | 1978-1995 | 1995- |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venta Area Centre | Urban Settlement | Venta Eldership |

## Culture

The city has school (Ventos gimnazija), which was established in 1907, it started with about 20 students. Studies lasted 4 years and commenced in November when all field jobs have finished. Classes were held in Russian. In 1940, as the number of students grew to 40, the school moved to a new building and was renamed Dabikinė Elementary School. The building belonged to a railroad company and was not fitted for school, but the war prevented the reconstruction. In 1949 the number of students reached 120 and the school was reorganized into a 7-year school. The railroad building was too small and the school was forced to rent two other buildings more than one kilometre (0.62 miles) apart. In 1953-54 the school was reorganized again as a high school. In 1960 a spacious new building was opened. At that time the school had 330 students and about 20 teachers. In 1972 a new expansion was built with a gym and 14 new classrooms. The school currently employs about 50 teachers. It is known for being active in various projects and for students who do well on various national science Olympics.

In 1961 a public library was established in Venta. It started with 6,150 books and grew to 18,000 in 2000. In 1996 it won the second place in "*Biblioteka - kultūros centras*" (English: *Library - cultural center*) contest organized by the Open Society Fund Lithuania. A club, "*Ventos mūzų malūnas*", was established by the library and gathers people interested in art and poetry. Juozas Miltinis (1907–1994) was born in what is now Venta.

### Music traditions

Venta music school has a traditional Lithuanian music assemble "*Ventukai*". Its members are mostly local youth ranging from 9 to 20 years old. In 2004 it became famous after appearing in a popular song contest *Nacionalinė Muzikos Lyga* (commonly abbreviated as NML; English: National Music League) on LNK, one of the biggest TV stations in Lithuania. Critics expected that they would be voted off in the first round, but they reached the finals and won the contest on May 29. It received the first prize of 275,000 litas. Later that year they released a CD, *Keliaujam su daina* (*We Are Travelling With Songs*), with 16 fast, upbeat songs. They have made appearances across Lithuania and in other countries including Latvia, Germany and Italy. In 2004 they made their one-thousandth concert in Venta.

## Population

| 1970 | 1979 | 1981 | 1985 | 1989 | 2001 | 2011 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2021 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2,537 | 3,240 | 3,400 | 3,400 | 3,827 | 3,412 | 2,392 | 2,334 | 2,311 | 2,215 | 2,250 |

### Ethnic Composition

2011, 2,392 people living in Venta:

•Lithuanians – 97.41% (2,330)

•Russians - 1.42% (34)

•Others - 1.17% (28)

2001, 3,412 people living in Venta:

•Lithuanians – 97.39% (3,323)

•Russians - 1.29% (34)

•Poles - 0.32% (11)

•Germans - 0.32% (11)

•Others - 1.17% (28)

## InfoBox

| Venta | |
| --- | --- |
| City | |
|  | |
|  | |
| VentaLocation of Venta | |
| Coordinates: 56°12′N 22°42′E / 56.200°N 22.700°E / 56.200; 22.700 | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Šiauliai County |
| Municipality | Akmenė district municipality |
| Eldership | Venta eldership |
| Capital of | Venta eldership |
| First mentioned | 1966 |
| Granted city rights | 1995 |
| Area | |
| Venta | 3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| Total | 2,250 |
| Density | 652/km2 (1,690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |


abstract: The 112th "Revolutionary Mongolia" Tank Brigade, previously the 112th Tank Brigade, was a military formation in the Red Army, funded by contributions from the People's Republic of Mongolia, during World War II. It was originally formed as the 112th Tank Division.

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# 112th "Revolutionary Mongolia" Tank Brigade

The **112th "Revolutionary Mongolia" Tank Brigade** (Russian: 112-я танковая бригада «Революционная Монголия», romanized: *112-ya tankovaya brigade "Revolutsionnaya Mongoliya"*), previously the **112th Tank Brigade**, was a military formation in the Red Army, funded by contributions from the People's Republic of Mongolia, during World War II. It was originally formed as the 112th Tank Division.

## 112th Tank Division

The 112th Tank Division was formed in August 1941, in Primorsky Krai on the basis of the 112th Tank Regiment, 239th Motorised Division, 30th Mechanised Corps. Its order of battle was as follows:

* 124th Tank Regiment (1st, 2nd, 3rd Tank Battalions, each with 32 T-26 tanks);
* 125th Tank Regiment (1st, 2nd, 3rd Tank Battalions, each with 32 T-26 tanks);
* 112th Motorized Regiment (1st, 2nd, 3rd Battalions)
* 112th Motorized Howitzer Regiment (1st and 2nd Battalions)
* 112th Sapper Battalion
* 112th Antitank Battalion

The division's formation was entrusted to Colonel Andrei Getman, the former chief of staff of the 30th Mechanised Corps. Deputy Colonel Andrei Getman appointed Plato Y. Mikhailov, a division of profits experienced commanders: The division commissioner became regimental commissar Yefim V. Beznosov, to the post of chief of staff appointed Colonel Mikhail Leonov Trofymovych.

By mid-October 1941, the 112th Tank Division was ready to be sent to the front. On the morning of 4 November 1941, the train carrying the divisional headquarters was attacked by German aircraft between Ryazan and Moscow. Four soldiers were wounded and two were killed. On 7 November, the division was unloaded at Podolsk.

The 112th Division became part of the 6th Tank Corps of the 1st Tank Army. Western Front headquarters created a mobile mechanized cavalry group, composed of General Belov's cavalry corps and the 112th Tank Division, under the overall command of General Alexander Belov. The group was created to prevent the German capture of Tula.

### The fighting near Moscow

The 112th Tank Division saw its first combat on 16 November 1941 during the Battle of Moscow. Together with other units, the division was involved in an offensive in the direction of Maleev, Vyazovka and Vysokinichi. Amid strong resistance, however, it failed to achieve substantial results. The division was also involved in combat to the west and north-west of Serpukhov soon afterwards. As a result of the action, an attack by the German XIII Corps on Serpukhov was successfully repelled. After these battles, Colonel Getman's division was urgently transferred to Kashira, where the hospitals and the front of rear services, to eliminate the German breakthrough.

Until the beginning of the counter-offensive, 112th Tank Division served as a fire brigade, conducting counter-attacks on the flanks of groups of the enemy, supporting 49th and 50th Armies' thin line of defense. From December 7 to December 10 the division was united with the 340th Rifle Division under a single command. For its performance in military operations, 112th Tank Division received the Order of the Red Banner. On 2 January 1942 the division was reorganised as the 112th Tank Brigade, maintaining its numbers and numbers of regiments, which became battalions.

## Revolutionary Mongolia (1943)

The unit received the "Revolutionary Mongolia" title in 1943 when it was re-equipped with 34 T-34/76 and 21 T-70 tanks, funded by Gonchigiin Bumtsend. The Mongolian tanks were presented on 17 January 1943. In addition the Mongolian delegation, headed by Marshal Khorloogiin Choibalsan, supplied 237 railway wagons filled with free clothes and food: 1,000 tons of meat, 90 tons of oil, 80 tons of sausages, 150 tons of confectionery, 30,000 coats, 30,000 pairs of boots, and 30,000 fur padded jackets. One tank was presented by Marshal Choibalsan personally. The success of the unit was later followed by the creation of the Mongolian Arat squadron in the Soviet Air Force. Its commander, I. I. Gusakovii, was a double Hero of the Soviet Union. The brigade initially formed part of the 6th Tank Corps (I Formation). Subsequently, with the title "Revolutionary Mongolia" in the brigade received T-34 tanks of more advanced types.

In 1964, the unit was awarded the Order of Damdin Sükhbaatar by the Mongolian government. The Zaisan Memorial, featuring a surviving T-34 tank, was erected in 2003 to commemorate the role of the brigade.

It later became the 44th Guards Tank Brigade, then after the war the 44th Guards Tank Regiment. In 1993, it became the 44th Guards Tank Training Regiment, part of the 467th Guards District Training Centre.

## InfoBox

| 112th Tank Division (1941–1942)
112th Tank Brigade (1942–1943)
44th Guards Tank Brigade (1943–1946)
44th Guards Tank Regiment (1946–1993)
44th Guards Tank Training Regiment (1993–present) | |
| --- | --- |
| Active | 1941–present |
| Country | Soviet Union (1941–1991)
Russia (1991–present) |
| Branch | Soviet Army (1941–1991)
Russian Ground Forces (1991–present) |
| Type | Armored |
| Part of | 467th Guards District Training Centre |
| Garrison/HQ | Vladimir |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Decorations | Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner
Order of Suvorov 2nd class
Order of Kutuzov 2nd class
Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 2nd class
Order of the Red Star
Order of Sukhbaatar

Order of the Red Banner (Mongolia) |
| Battle honours | Berdichev
Revolutionary Mongolia |
| Commanders | |
| Notable
commanders | Andrei Getman
Iosif Gusakovsky |


title: Wuhe, Guangdong

abstract:
Wuhe is a town under the administration of Guangning County, Guangdong, China. As of 2020, it administers Wuhe Residential Community and the following six villages:
  - Xiayuan Village (下源村)
  - Jiangbu Village (江布村)
  - Zhuangyuan Village (庄源村)
  - Zhenyuan Village (镇源村)
  - Henggang Village (横岗村)
  - Cunxin Village (村心村)

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# Wuhe, Guangdong

**Wuhe** (Chinese: 五和; pinyin: *Wǔhé*) is a town under the administration of Guangning County, Guangdong, China. As of 2020, it administers Wuhe Residential Community and the following six villages:

* Xiayuan Village (下源村)
* Jiangbu Village (江布村)
* Zhuangyuan Village (庄源村)
* Zhenyuan Village (镇源村)
* Henggang Village (横岗村)
* Cunxin Village (村心村)

## InfoBox

| Wuhe 五和镇 | |
| --- | --- |
| Town | |
| WuheLocation in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23°27′52″N 112°21′1″E / 23.46444°N 112.35028°E / 23.46444; 112.35028 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaoqing |
| County | Guangning County |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |


title: Meera Mitun

abstract: Meera Mitun is an Indian former model and actress, who has appeared in Tamil language movies. Meera is known for her extensive controversies and allegations. She has also been in jail multiple times due to various allegations recorded against her.

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# Meera Mitun

**Meera Mitun** (born **Tamizhselvi**) is an Indian former model and actress, who has appeared in Tamil language movies. Meera is known for her extensive controversies and allegations. She has also been in jail multiple times due to various allegations recorded against her.

## Personal life

Meera Mitun was born as Tamizh Selvi in 1984. She is from Chetpet and is the daughter of D. Mani, a civil engineer, and Shyamala, a homemaker. Her brother Thamizhamuthan is an engineer. She did her bachelor's degree in microbiology from Ethiraj College for Women and her master's degree from SRM University Chennai. She then briefly worked as a researcher at Dr Cherian's Foundation.

Mitun is divorced following a brief marriage which lasted for very few days.

## Career

### As a model

In mid-2013, Mitun was spotted by choreographer Ganesh Guru, who convinced her to try out as a model. After a few auditions, she took part in her first fashion show for Co-Optex, a wedding saree brand. She moved on to work with brands such as Kingfisher and competed in the Miss Face of Chennai beauty pageant. Mitun took part in the Miss Madras 2015 pageant, finishing as a runner-up behind Deepika Murali. By 2015, she was a regular participator on the Chennai modelling and social scene, notably featuring on the Cinema Spice Chennai Fashion Calendar.

She took part in Star Vijay's *Jodi Number One* show in early 2015, as a part of its eighth season and was thrown out after the judges were unhappy with her attitude.

In 2016, she was crowned Miss South India 2016 at the zonal rounds of the Miss Queen of India 2016 pageant. She competed with eighteen candidates from five southern states to win the title. Later, she was dethroned following misconduct and fraudulent activities.

Following her victory, Mitun worked on a deal with sponsors Natural to mentor and handle the audition process for the competition for girls from Tamil Nadu.

In 2017, she helped set up the fourth Miss Tamil Nadu beauty pageant, under her newly designated role as Regional Director of Tamil Nadu Miss South India.

Mitun garnered criticism from audiences for posting a topless picture to mark Tamil New Year in 2018.

She soon fell out with the organisers of the Miss Tamil Nadu beauty pageant and chose to create her own competition titled Miss Tamil Nadu Diva for 2019. She later alleged that Ajith Ravi, an organiser of the Miss Tamil Nadu beauty pageant, had sent her death threats to stop her from going ahead with the event. Ravi denied her allegations and labelled that Mitun had engaged in fraudulent behaviour, taken money from other designers and cheated potential contestants. Soon after, the organisers of Miss South India decided to revoke her 2016 title, owing to her fraudulent activities. The title was later given to Sanam Shetty. She was subsequently quizzed and then given anticipatory bail in relation to criminal charges.

### As an actress

Mitun's first acting assignment was in Gautham Vasudev Menon's *Yennai Arindhaal* (2015) as a friend of the character played by Trisha. She shot for the film in late 2014 and appeared in scenes alongside Trisha and Ajith Kumar, but her character did not make the theatrical cut. During 2016, she shot for a small role in Elan's unreleased fantasy film *Graghanam*, and for a supporting role in *8 Thottakkal* (2017), which became her first film release. Her next appearance was in Vignesh Shivan's heist comedy *Thaanaa Serndha Koottam* (2018), where she portrayed a supporting role. The makers had approached her after seeing her first film and cast her opposite Kalaiyarasan as an angry wife.

In 2018, Mitun revealed that she had auditioned to play Trisha's character in Karthik Subbaraj's *Petta* (2019) alongside Rajinikanth, and that she was also meant to feature alongside Vikram in Kamal Haasan's production *Kadaram Kondan* (2019). Ultimately, she did not feature in either film. Her next release was *Bodhai Yeri Budhi Maari* (2019), an action drama film starring debutant actors.

In June 2019, she took part in Star Vijay's *Bigg Boss Tamil* programme. Upon her exit, Mitun received offers to feature in Pandiraj's *Namma Veettu Pillai* (2019) and *Agni Siragugal* (2020). However, in the following months, she complained after her role was largely removed from the former film, and she was completely dropped from the latter film. She subsequently accused production studio Sun Pictures and actor Kamal Haasan for being involved in making the changes.

## Politics

Politically, she is a supporter of Narendra Modi. She asked Modi to dismiss the Police officials who behaved rudely with her. She accused the Bhartiya Janata Party workers in India as worthless and asked him to replace them with youngsters and also asked for a personal meeting with Modi. She also asked Modi to dismissed the ruling AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu for failing to control the corona virus. In a tweet, she asked Modi to destroy Tamil Nadu.

Mitun supported the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and praised Narendra Modi.

Mithun claimed that she was going to join a political party on 6 December 2020, the day of her birthday. On 8 December 2020, she claimed that she had joined a National party and is considering to join Rajinikanth's party if he officially starts it.

## Activism

Mitun announced on her Instagram page that she had been appointed as the state director of the anti-corruption commission in Tamil Nadu by the Government of India. She was subsequently removed from the posting for non-compliance in submitting a police clearance certificate.

## Controversies

### Controversial statements against other actors

Mitun created a controversy in July 2020 when said that actor Vijay and Rajinikanth have defamed her and said that she will take legal action against them. She also said she is now in Hollywood because Kollywood has neglected her. She also asked prime minister Narendra Modi to destroy Tamil Nadu.

#### Criticism of Vijay, Surya, Jyothika and Trisha

Mithun made several derogatory remarks against actors including Trisha, Jyothika and Aishwarya Rajesh and Sangeetha, the wife of actor Vijay in August 2020. Director Bharathiraja condemnmed her statements. Representatives of the Vijay Makkal Iyakkam from Pattukottai filed a police complaint against her.

### Arrest

Mithun was booked by the Tamil Nadu police's Cyber Cell on 10 August 2021 under seven provisions of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Prevention of Atrocities Act for making casteist statements towards Scheduled Caste (SC) community in a video after complaints from Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam and the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front. She released a video challenging the police to arrest her. She was arrested on 14 August in Alapuzha, Kerala after failing to appear for a police inquiry two days earlier and was sent to judicial remand until 27 August. During her arrest, Mithun released a video claiming that she was being harassed by the police. On 26 August, she was granted bail and was subsequently arrested for another case and taken to prison.

## Filmography

Films

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | *8 Thottakkal* | Maha |  |
| 2018 | *Thaanaa Serndha Koottam* | Iniyan's friend's wife |  |
| 2019 | *Bodhai Yeri Budhi Maari* | Roshan's girlfriend |  |
| 2020 | *Dreamy Nights* |  | Web series |
| 2021 | *Yennanga Sir Unga Sattam* | Varsha |  |
| 2022 | *Peya Kaanom* |  |  |
|

Television

| Year | Programme | Role | Channel | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | *Jodi Number One – Season 8* | Contestant | Star Vijay | Ejected |
| 2019 | *Bigg Boss Tamil 3* | Contestant | Star Vijay | Evicted Day 35 |

## InfoBox

| Meera Mitun | |
| --- | --- |
| Meera in 2019 | |
| Born | Tamizhselvi<br>Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
| Years active | 2013  2022 |


title: Mi Sangre

abstract: Mi Sangre is the third studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, released on September 28, 2004.

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# Mi Sangre

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |

***Mi Sangre*** (English: ***My Blood***) is the third studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, released on September 28, 2004.

## Re-releases

In 2005, a 'Tour Edition' of the album was released. This specially packaged re-release of *Mi Sangre* is an individually numbered, limited edition of 150,000 copies. Within its triple gatefold are two booklets — the CD's lyric book, a fold-out booklet with full credits of the current version, and many press quotes. The CD contains the regular album's 12 tracks, live versions of "A Dios le Pido," "La Camisa Negra," "Fotografía," and "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor". Bonus tracks include "La Paga", which features Taboo from The Black Eyed Peas, a remix of "La Camisa Negra," and the unreleased track "Lo Que Importa". "Lo Que Importa" was originally made for the album "Fijate Bien". The second disc is a DVD featuring all four videos shot for the album.

The 2005 Mexican double CD contains the regular album's 12 tracks too, but different bonus tracks and no DVD. Just like the regular Tour Edition, it contains bonus tracks "Lo Que Importa" and "La Paga", though the other bonus tracks are songs from his debut album *Fíjate Bien*; "Nada," "Fíjate Bien" and "Podemos Hacernos Daño". This edition also contains two other bonus tracks; an acoustic version of his first worldwide hit "A Dios le Pido" and a different remix of "La Camisa Negra."

As result of the big success after releasing "La Camisa Negra" at the end of 2005 and beginning of 2006, a Special European Tour edition was also released. The only difference between this version and the regular version is that the European version doesn't have the unreleased track "Lo Que Importa". The album also has a remix of "La Camisa Negra". In June 2006 a 2 disc limited edition was released in Germany. The first disc is the same as the Special European Tour edition. The second disc includes 6 songs performed live from the Shepherds Bush Empire in London.

The album was successful in the United States. As of 2019, the album has been certified 18× Platinum by the RIAA for selling 1,008,000 album-equivalent units in the country. In France, the album sold 300,000 copies as of 2014. Worldwide sales it estimated around 4 millions of copies.

## Track listing

### Normal CD

1. "Ámame" (Love Me) – 4:19
2. "Para Tu Amor" (For Your Love) – 4:09
3. "Sueños" (Dreams) – 3:10
4. "La Camisa Negra" (The Black Shirt) – 3:36
5. "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" (I'm Worthless Without Your Love) – 3:16
6. "No Siento Penas" (I Don't Have Regrets) – 3:53
7. "Dámelo" (Give It to Me) – 4:07
8. "Lo Que Me Gusta a Mí" (What I Like) – 3:30
9. "Rosario Tijeras" (Rosario Tijeras) – 3:27
10. "¿Qué Pasa?" (What's Happening?) – 3:47
11. "Volverte a Ver" (To See You Again) – 3:37
12. "Tu Guardián" (Your Guardian) – 4:25

### Videoclips

1. Para Tu Amor
2. La Camisa Negra
3. Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor
4. Rosario Tijeras
5. Volverte A Ver

### Tour Edition (2005)

| # | Title |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Disc 1** (CD) | | |
| 13. | "A Dios le Pido" \[live\] | 4:08 |
| 14. | "La Camisa Negra" \[live\] | 3:50 |
| 15. | "Fotografía" \[live\] | 4:22 |
| 16. | "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" \[live\] | 3:58 |
| 17. | "La Paga" (featuring Taboo) | 3:29 |
| 18. | "La Camisa Negra" \[sonidero national remix\] | 4:35 |
| 19. | "Lo Que Importa" \[unreleased track\] | 3:37 |
| **Disc 2** (DVD) | | |
| 1. | "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" \[music video\] | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Volverte a Ver" \[music video\] | 4:08 |
| 3. | "La Camisa Negra" \[music video\] | 3:10 |
| 4. | Interview | 3:36 |
|

### Mexican 2CD (2005)

| # | Title |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Disc 1** (CD) | | |
| Same as the normal CD | | |
| **Disc 2** (CD) | | |
| 1. | "La Paga" (featuring Taboo) | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Nada" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Lo Que Importa" | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Fíjate Bien" | 4:53 |
| 5. | "A Dios le Pido" \[acoustic version\] | 3:27 |
| 6. | "La Camisa Negra" \[Toy Hernández remix\] | 4:34 |
| 7. | "Podemos Hacernos Daño" | 3:44 |
|

### European Tour and Brazilian Editions (2006)

| # | Title |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Disc 1** (CD) | | |
| 13. | "A Dios le Pido" | 3:26 |
| 14. | "Es Por Ti" | 4:12 |
| 15. | "Fotografía" (featuring Nelly Furtado) | 4:00 |
| 16. | "La Paga" (featuring Taboo) | 3:34 |
| 17. | "La Camisa Negra" \[Full Phatt remix\] | 3:53 |
|

### Limited Edition \[Germany\] 2006

| # | Title |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Disc 2** (CD) | | |
| 1. | "La Paga (Live)" | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Mala Gente (Live)" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Fotografía (Live)" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "La Noche (Live)" | 3:53 |
| 5. | "La Camisa Negra (Live)" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "A Dios le Pido (Live)" | 4:53 |

## Charts

| Chart (2004) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
|
| Argentine Albums (CAPIF) | 5 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 3 |
| U.S. *Billboard* 200 | 33 |
| U.S. *Billboard* Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| Chart (2005) | Peak
position |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 2 |
| Belgian Ultratop Albums Chart (Wa) | 10 |
| Dominican Republic Albums Chart | 2 |
| French Albums Chart | 8 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 11 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 2 |
| U.S. *Billboard* Latin Pop Albums | 1 |
| Chart (2006) | Peak
position |
| Belgian Ultratop Albums Chart (Vl) | 2 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 1 |
| German Albums Chart | 1 |
| Greek International Albums Chart | 1 |
| Denmark Albums Chart | 3 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 4 |
| Norway Albums Chart | 7 |
| Portugal Albums Chart | 2 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 13 |
| Uruguayan Albums (CUD) | 5 |
|

## Certifications and sales

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Argentina (CAPIF) | 2× Platinum | 80,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria) | Gold | 15,000* |
| Belgium (BEA) | Gold | 25,000* |
| Colombia | 3× Platinum | 200,000 |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat) | Platinum | 51,811 |
| Germany (BVMI) | 3× Gold | 300,000^ |
| Greece (IFPI Greece) | Gold | 10,000^ |
| Hungary (MAHASZ) | Gold | 10,000^ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON) | 2× Platinum | 350,000 |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Gold | 40,000^ |
| Portugal (AFP) | Platinum | 40,000^ |
| Romania (UFPR) | Platinum |  |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | 3× Platinum | 400,000 |
| Sweden (GLF) | Gold | 30,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Platinum | 40,000^ |
| United States (RIAA) | 2× Diamond (Latin) | 739,000 |
| Summaries | | |
| Europe (IFPI) | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
| * Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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## Singles

| Name | Released | Writer | Producer | Chart position |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" | August 31, 2004 | Juanes | Juanes, Gustavo Santaolalla | #1 (US Hot Latin/US Latin Pop/), #7 (US Latin Tropical) |
| "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" is a Latin rock song and the first single from *Mi Sangre*. At the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards, the song won the award for 'Best Rock Song'. | | | | |
|  | | | | |
| "Volverte a Ver" | 2004 | Juanes | Juanes, Gustavo Santaolalla | #1 (US Hot Latin/US Latin Pop), #4 (Slovakia), #15 (Hungary), #28 (Germany), #40 (Austria) |
| "Volverte a Ver" was released as the second single released from the album. The song got the award for 'Best Music Video' at the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards. | | | | |
|  | | | | |
| "La Camisa Negra" | July 24, 2005
2006 | Juanes | Juanes, Gustavo Santaolalla | #1 (AUT/BELG/DEN/EST/FRA/GER/HUNG/ITA/SLOV/SPA/SWI/TAI/US Hot Latin/US Latin Pop), #2 (NLD/RUS/US Latin Tropical), #5 (GRE), #6 (EU), #7 (FIN/POR), #9 (NOR/ROM), #13 (IRE), #27 (JAP/SWE), #32 (UK), #89 (US Hot 100) |
| "La Camisa Negra" ("The Black Shirt") is the third single from *Mi Sangre*, released in 2005 in Latin America. In Europe it was released as the official first single from *Mi Sangre* with a release date for every country, in 2005 and 2006. It became his biggest hit to date along with "A Dios le Pido," which was re-released in selected countries in Europe in 2006 due to the success of "La Camisa Negra." The song managed to peak in most European countries at the top position. Regardless of the fact the song is completely sung in Spanish, it even charted in the top 40 of the UK, peaking at number 32. Also in Ireland, the song has success in the summer of 2006. peaking at number 13. The song became the greatest hit in the chart history of Switzerland. | | | | |
|  | | | | |
| "Para Tu Amor" | November 2005
August 15, 2006 | Juanes | Juanes, Gustavo Santaolalla | #3 (US Latin Pop), #10 (US Hot Latin), #15 (US Latin Tropical) |
| "Para Tu Amor" ("For Your Love") is the fourth single in Latin America and the official second single in Europe, released aside "A Dios le Pido" in selected countries. "Para Tu Amor" is a love ballad. In Latin America, the song was released in several countries only, while "Lo Que Me Gusta a Mí" was the fifth single released a month later in December 2005. | | | | |
|  | | | | |
| "Lo Que Me Gusta a Mí" | December 2005 | Juanes | Juanes, Gustavo Santaolalla | #1 (US Latin Pop/US Latin Tropical), #2 (US Hot Latin), #94 (US Hot 100) |
| "Lo Que Me Gusta a Mí" ("What I Like)" is the fifth and last single in Latin America and was released a short while after preceding single "Para Tu Amor." It was more successful than its preceding single because it was more promoted than "Para Tu Amor." The song became the second Juanes song to chart in the American Billboard Hot 100 | | | | |
|  | | | | |

## Awards

## InfoBox

| Mi Sangre | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Juanes | |
| Released | September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28) |
| Recorded | 2004 |
| Genre |  |
| Length | 45:22 |
| Label | Surco |
| Producer |  |
| Juanes chronology | |
| *Un Día Normal*
(2002) ***Mi Sangre***
(2004) *La Vida... Es Un Ratico*
(2007) | |
|  | |
| Singles from  *Mi Sangre* | |
| 1. "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor"
Released: August 2004 2. "Volverte a Ver"
Released: November 2004 3. "La Camisa Negra"
Released: January 24, 2005 4. "Para Tu Amor"
Released: August 2005 5. "Lo Que Me Gusta a Mí"
Released: 2005 6. "Rosario Tijeras"
Released: December 12, 2005 7. "No Siento Penas"
Released: 2006 | |
|  | |


title: Marsha Smith

abstract: Marsha Leonette Smith is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and Labour Party politician, and former Member of Parliament for Saint Ann North Eastern (2020-24). She currently serves as the State Minister in the Ministry of Education.

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# Marsha Smith

**Marsha Leonette Smith** is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and Labour Party politician, and former Member of Parliament for Saint Ann North Eastern (2020-24). She currently serves as the State Minister in the Ministry of Education.

## Political career

Smith was elected in the 2020 general election.

In February 2022, a number of her constituents protested calling for her resignation citing her perceived lack of presence and involvement in the community.

Smith tendered her resignation as Member of Parliament for Saint Ann North Eastern in September 2024. Smith was replaced as the constituency chairman by Senator Matthew Samuda earlier in the year.

Her father Ernie Smith represented Saint Ann South Western from 2002 to 2011.

## InfoBox

| The HonourableMarsha Smith | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| MP for Saint Ann North Eastern | |
| **In office**
7 September 2020  3 September 2024 | |
| GovernorGeneral | Sir Patrick Allen |
| Prime Minister | Andrew Holness |
| Preceded by | Shahine Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Samuda |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education | |
| **In office**
22 May 2023 - present | |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Jamaica Labour Party |
| Education | Westwood High School, Jamaica |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies, Norman Manley Law School |
|  | |


title: Meixi Lake Park

abstract: Meixi Lake Park is a public, urban park in Yuelu District of Changsha, Hunan, China. Covering an area of 14.8-square-kilometre (5.7 sq mi), the park was established in 2012 and opened to the public in 2016. Meixi Lake Park is bordered by West Fenglin Road (枫林西路) on the North, Third Ring Road (三环线) on the West, Taohualing scenery spot (桃花岭景区) on the South, and West Second Ring Road (西二环) on the East. It is a multifunctional botanical garden integrating recreation, physical activities, plant species collection and display as well as tourism.

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# Meixi Lake Park

**Meixi Lake Park** (simplified Chinese: 梅溪湖公园; traditional Chinese: 梅溪湖公園; pinyin: *Meíxīhú Gōngyuán*) is a public, urban park in Yuelu District of Changsha, Hunan, China. Covering an area of 14.8-square-kilometre (5.7 sq mi), the park was established in 2012 and opened to the public in 2016. Meixi Lake Park is bordered by West Fenglin Road (枫林西路) on the North, Third Ring Road (三环线) on the West, Taohualing scenery spot (桃花岭景区) on the South, and West Second Ring Road (西二环) on the East. It is a multifunctional botanical garden integrating recreation, physical activities, plant species collection and display as well as tourism.

## Tourist attractions

The Meixi Lake Park is divided into several scenic areas, including Taohualing scenery spot, Meixi Lake, International Culture and Arts Center, Changsha Children's Playground, Peach Islet, Jieqing Islet, Gingko Park, and Waxberry Park.

### Meixi Lake

The Meixi lake (梅溪湖) is 5.5 km (3.4 mi) long and its surface area is 18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi).

### Jieqing Islet

The Jieqing Islet (节庆岛) is 900 m (3,000 ft) long and 90 m (300 ft) wide, covering an area of 83,000 m2 (890,000 sq ft).

### Peach Islet

The Peach Islet (桃花岛) also known as Cultural Islet (文化岛), is located in the north of Meixi Lake. The name comes from the peach trees which planted on the islet. Its area is 15,000 m2 (160,000 sq ft).

### International Culture and Arts Center

The International Culture and Arts Center (国际文化艺术中心) covers 100,000-square-metre (1,100,000 sq ft), with a building area of 120,000-square-metre (1,300,000 sq ft), consists of a Grand Theatre and a Art Gallery.

### Tanying Lake

The Tanying Lake (潭影湖) is renovated from Hongsi'an Reservoir (洪寺庵水库). Its surface area is 133,333.3 m2 (1,435,188 sq ft).

### Gingko Park

The Gingko Park (银杏公园) also known as Sports Park (体育公园), is located in the north of Meixi Lake and has an area of 45,000-square-metre (480,000 sq ft). It serves multiple functions, including recreation, physical activities and tourism.

### Waxberry Park

The Waxberry Park takes its name from the park's arbutus. It is bordered by Lusong Road (麓松路) on the West, Xiuchuan Road (秀川路) on the North, and Xiaohe Road (肖河路) on the Southeast. Its area is 27,000 m2 (290,000 sq ft).

### Chinese Knot Footbridge

The Chinese Knot Footbridge (中国结步行桥) was completed in May 2015, which is a joint design by John van de Water and Jiang Xiaofei. The Chinese Knot Footbridge stretches 183.95 m (603.5 ft), at a height of 20.425 m (67.01 ft) above water. In 2013 it was rated as one of the world's 10 "sexiest" footbridges by *CNN* for its sinuous design.

## Transportation

## InfoBox

| Meixi Lake Park | |
| --- | --- |
| 梅溪湖公园 | |
| Buildings near the Meixi Lake. | |
| Location of the park within Hunan.Meixi Lake Park (China) | |
| Type | Public park, urban park |
| Location | Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan, China |
| Coordinates | 28°11′37″N 112°54′13″E / 28.193663°N 112.903643°E / 28.193663; 112.903643 |
| Area | 14.8-square-kilometre (5.7 sq mi) |
| Created | 2012 (2012) |
| Operated by | Changsha government |
| Status | Open all year |


title: Pinkenba Wharf

abstract: Pinkenba Wharf is an Australian wharf, located within the Port of Brisbane, at Pinkenba, Queensland, Australia. It is located adjacent to the former Pinkenba railway station.

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# Pinkenba Wharf

**Pinkenba Wharf** is an Australian wharf, located within the Port of Brisbane, at Pinkenba, Queensland, Australia. It is located adjacent to the former Pinkenba railway station.

## History

The railway was extended from Ascot railway station to Pinkenba in 1897 and the wharf was built in 1898. In 1902 a railway spur was built to service the wharf directly.

## Present use

The larger ocean-going cruise ships that visit the port currently dock at the Pinkenba Wharf, located on the north side of the Brisbane River, north of the Gateway Bridge, due to height restrictions placed by the bridge.

Until the establishment of the new Portside Wharf at Hamilton, Australian cruise ship company P&O Cruises used the Pinkenba wharf as a base for its cruise ships, "Pacific Sky" and "Pacific Star". The Brisbane dock is not particularly glamorous, and is mainly used by industrial vessels.

Correspondingly the Queensland Government is under pressure to create a new second international cruise terminal for Brisbane on the northern side of the Gateway Bridge to accommodate the larger ocean-going cruise ships. A February 2008 visit by the luxury cruise ship the MS Queen Victoria meant that passengers could not use the international standard cruise terminal facilities at Portside Wharf and had to use the industrial wharf complex at Pinkenba instead.

Media related to Pinkenba Wharf at Wikimedia Commons

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title: Venta Silurum

abstract: Venta Silurum was a town in Roman Britain (Britannia). Today it consists of remains in the village of Caerwent in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. Much of it has been archaeologically excavated and the nearby Newport Museum has many of the finds on display.

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# Venta Silurum

**Venta Silurum** was a town in Roman Britain (*Britannia*). Today it consists of remains in the village of Caerwent in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. Much of it has been archaeologically excavated and the nearby Newport Museum has many of the finds on display.

## History

### Foundation

Venta was established by the Romans in around AD 75 as an administrative centre for the defeated Silures tribe in Roman Wales. Venta Silurum seems to mean "Market town of the Silures" (cf. Venta Belgarum and Venta Icenorum). This is confirmed by inscriptions on the "Civitas Silurum" stone, now on display in the parish church. The town, which was located on the Roman road between *Isca Augusta* (Caerleon) and *Glevum* (Gloucester) and close to the Severn Estuary, was (in contrast with nearby "Isca") essentially established for civilian administration rather than for military purposes.

### Development

Initially Venta had a forum and basilica. By the early 2nd century during the reign of Hadrian, the *civitas* had begun construction work on a market place and developing centre of local government. Public baths and shops, including a blacksmiths, were built about the same time. Remains of farms and dwellings, some with courtyards, have also been excavated.

A Roman temple, perhaps dedicated to Mars and the Celtic god Ocelus, has been identified on the site. A bowl with a chi-rho symbol shows that early Christian worship had begun in the late 3rd century.

The town lacked substantial defences until the mid 4th century when stone town walls were built. A small garrison may have been based in the town during this period. Large sections of the defensive walls are still in place, rising up to 5 metres (16 ft) in height in places. The walls have been described as "easily the most impressive town defence to survive from Roman Britain, and in its freedom from later rebuilding one of the most perfectly preserved in Northern Europe."

### Post-Roman legacy

Following the withdrawal of the Roman legions from Britain, the town remained occupied until at least the mid-5th century. Early Christian worship was still established. The town might have had a bishop. According to traditional accounts in the *Vitae Sanctorum Britanniae*, a monastery was founded by Saint Tatheus in about the 6th century. The site of the present church occupies part of an early Christian cemetery.

The name *Venta* gave its name to the emerging Kingdom of Gwent (called initially "Kingdom of Guenta"), and the town itself became known as *Caer-went* or "the castra/fort of Venta/Gwent". Tradition holds that Caradog Freichfras of Gwent moved his court from Caerwent to Portskewett around the 6th century.

## Archaeology

In 1881 a portion of a highly intricate coloured floor mosaic or Tessellated pavement, depicting different types of fish, was unearthed during excavations in the garden of a cottage. In 1901 House VIII South was excavated and two mosaic floors found. One was the Four Seasons mosaic now in the Newport museum.

In 2008, a dig involving Wessex Archaeology and volunteers from the local Chepstow Archaeology Society, found a row of narrow shop buildings and a villa with painted walls, frescoes of Roman art and mosaic floors. Among the artefacts excavated were a bone penknife hilt depicting two gladiators fighting, coins, Roman glassware, ceramics, human and animal bones, lead patches used for repairing water pipes and pieces of mosaic. These excavations featured in Channel 4's *Time Team* programme, broadcast on 25 January 2009. In 2010 a programme of archaeological work carried out by Monmouth Archaeology made a number of finds.

Modern houses are built on top of half the site of the old Roman market place. The ruins of several Roman buildings are still visible, including the foundations of a 4th-century temple. The rudimentary quality of most of the houses, few of which had mosaic or hypocaust-heated floors, indicates that, although a large settlement, Caerwent did not attain the importance or sophistication of other Romano-British tribal capitals.

## InfoBox

| Venta Silurum | |
| --- | --- |
| The remains of the town wall | |
| Location | Monmouthshire, Wales, UK |
| Coordinates | 51°36′40″N 2°46′05″W / 51.611°N 2.768°W / 51.611; -2.768 |
| OS grid reference | ST469905 |
|  | |
| Location in Monmouthshire | |


abstract: "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway" is a song written by Iain Sutherland and performed by Sutherland Brothers and Quiver. It was released as a single in 1973, and is from the 1973 album Lifeboat.

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# (I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway

"**(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway**" is a song written by Iain Sutherland and performed by Sutherland Brothers and Quiver. It was released as a single in 1973, and is from the 1973 album *Lifeboat*.

## Chart performance

"(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway" reached No. 20 on the *Cashbox* pop chart, No. 48 on the *Billboard* Hot 100, and No. 25 in Canada (*RPM* 100). The song also peaked at number 48 in Australia.

The song is featured on volume 17 of the Rhino Entertainment compilation album, *Have a Nice Day*.

## InfoBox

| "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway" | |
| --- | --- |
| Single by Sutherland Brothers and Quiver | |
| from the album  *Lifeboat* | |
| B-side | "Rock and Roll Show" |
| Released | 1973 |
| Recorded | 1972 |
| Length | 3:15 |
| Label | Island Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Iain Sutherland |
| Producer(s) | Muff Winwood |


title: Wuhe station

abstract: Wuhe station is a station for Line 5 and Line 10 of the Shenzhen Metro. Line 5 platforms opened on 22 June 2011 and Line 10 platforms opened on 18 August 2020.

text:
# Wuhe station

**Wuhe station** (Chinese: 五和站; pinyin: *Wǔhé Zhàn*) is a station for Line 5 and Line 10 of the Shenzhen Metro. Line 5 platforms opened on 22 June 2011 and Line 10 platforms opened on 18 August 2020.

## Station layout

| **G** | - | Exit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **B1F
Concourse** | Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
| **B2F
Platforms** | Platform **1** | Line 5 towards Chiwan (Minzhi) |
| | Island platform, doors will open on the left | |
| | Platform **2** | Line 5 towards Huangbeiling (Bantian) |
| **B3F
Platforms** | Platform | Line 10 towards Futian Checkpoint (Guangyayuan) |
| | Island platform, doors will open on the left | |
| | Platform | Line 10 towards Shuangyong Street (Bantian North) |

## Exits

| Exit | Destination |
| --- | --- |
| Exit A | West Side of Wuhe Blvd (S), South Side of Bulong Rd (W) |
| Exit B | East Side of Wuhe Blvd(S), South Side of Bulong Rd (E), 12 Oaks Manor, Hekan Village, Bantian Private-run Market |
| Exit C | East Side of Wuhe Blvd (E), North Side of Bulong Rd (E), Max City |
| Exit D | West Side of Wuhe Blvd (N), North Side of Bulong Rd (W), Bantian Police Station |
| Exit H | East Side of Wuhe Blvd (S), Hekan Village |

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## InfoBox

| Wuhe
五和 | |
| --- | --- |
| Wuhe Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
China |
| Operated by | SZMC (Shenzhen Metro Group) |
| Line(s) |  |
| Platforms | 4 (2 island platforms) |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Underground |
| Accessible | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 22 June 2011 (Line 5)
18 August 2020 (Line 10) |
|  | |
| Services | |
| Preceding station  Shenzhen Metro Following station  Bantiantowards Huangbeiling  Line 5  Minzhitowards Chiwan  Guangyayuantowards Futian Checkpoint  Line 10  Bantian Northtowards Shuangyong Street | |
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title: WNFB

abstract: WNFB is a classic hits–formatted radio station licensed to Lake City, Florida, United States. The station is owned by Newman Media, Inc. as part of a duopoly with News Talk Information station WDSR. Both stations are operated by Southern Stone Communications under a local marketing agreement. The station maintains transmission facilities along County Road 49 in rural southeastern Suwannee County east of McAlpin.

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# WNFB

**WNFB** (94.3 FM, "94.3 The Lake") is a classic hitsformatted radio station licensed to Lake City, Florida, United States. The station is owned by Newman Media, Inc. as part of a duopoly with News Talk Information station WDSR (1340 AM). Both stations are operated by Southern Stone Communications under a local marketing agreement.

The station maintains transmission facilities along County Road 49 in rural southeastern Suwannee County east of McAlpin.

## History

WNFB, along with sister station WDSR, was acquired by John Newman in 1998. He died in 2015; however, the station remains under ownership of the family via a trust.

On December 26, 2022, WNFB swapped formats with WCJX (106.5 FM). WNFB's previous Hot adult contemporary format as *Mix 94.3* moved to WCJX, while WNFB inherited 106.5's classic hits format along with *The Lake* branding.

## Programming

Syndicated programming heard on WNFB include *The Bob and Sheri Show*.

## InfoBox

WNFB
|  | |
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| Broadcast area | Lake City, Florida |
| Frequency | 94.3 MHz |
| Branding | *94.3 The Lake* |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Newman Media, Inc. |
| Operator | Southern Stone Communications (via LMA) |
| Sister stations | WDSR, WCJX, WQHL-FM |
| History | |
| First air date | May 28, 1969 (as WTLD-FM) |
| Former call signs | WTLD-FM (1969–1979)
WNFQ (1979–1983)
WQPD (1983–1989) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 2877 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°07′44.00″N 82°52′49.00″W / 30.1288889°N 82.8802778°W / 30.1288889; -82.8802778 |
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title: Virginia State Route 197

abstract: State Route 197 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 3.60 miles (5.79 km) from SR 147 in Richmond east to U.S. Route 1 and US 301 in Richmond.

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# Virginia State Route 197

**State Route 197** (**SR 197**) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 3.60 miles (5.79 km) from SR 147 in Richmond east to U.S. Route 1 (US 1) and US 301 in Richmond.

## Route description

SR 197 begins at an intersection with SR 147 (Cary Street) in the Windsor Farms neighborhood of Richmond. The state highway heads northeast on Malvern Avenue, a four-lane undivided street that passes through a residential area and intersects SR 6 (Patterson Avenue) and Monument Avenue. North of Broad Street, which carries US 33 and US 250, SR 197 enters an industrial area and leaves the city of Richmond. The state highway follows Westwood Avenue through Henrico County. SR 197 expands to a divided highway as it passes under Interstate 195 (I-195, Beltline Expressway) with no access, then crosses over CSX's RF&P Subdivision. North of the railroad tracks, Westwood Avenue splits to the east at a partial trumpet interchange; there is no direct access from westbound Westwood Avenue to eastbound SR 197 or from westbound SR 197 to eastbound Westwood Avenue. SR 197 continues as Saunders Avenue, which re-enters the city of Richmond just north of the Westwood Avenue interchange and has a short split section just south of its junction with Laburnum Avenue.

SR 197 continues east along four-lane divided Laburnum Avenue, which also heads west as an unnumbered street a short distance to a partial diamond interchange with I-195 just south of its junction with I-64 and I-95 (RichmondPetersburg Turnpike). SR 197 passes under the two Interstates just south of their divergence point and passes an entrance to westbound I-64. The state highway continues east through a residential area where it intersects SR 161 (Hermitage Road); in the center of the intersection is a statue of Confederate General A.P. Hill. After intersecting Brook Road, SR 197 reaches its eastern terminus at US 1 and US 301 (Chamberlayne Avenue) in the Ginter Park neighborhood. Laburnum Avenue continues as a partial circumferential highway of Richmond through Henrico County that provides access to Richmond Raceway and East Highland Park and eventually ends at the junction of SR 5 and SR 895.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| City of Richmond | | 0.00 | 0.00 |
SR 147 (Cary Street Road) to SR 195 | Western terminus |
| |  |  | SR 6 (Patterson Avenue) |  |
| |  |  | Monument Avenue | former SR 418 east |
| | 1.22 | 1.96 | US 33 / US 250 (West Broad Street) |  |
| Henrico
 | No major junctions | | | | | | | |
| City of Richmond | | 1.85 | 2.98 | Westwood Avenue | Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
| | 2.27 | 3.65 |

West Laburnum Avenue to I-195 south |  |
| |  |  |
I-64 west | I-64 exit 186 |
| | 2.76 | 4.44 | SR 161 (Hermitage Road) |  |
| | 3.60 | 5.79 |

US 1 / US 301 (Chamberlayne Avenue) to I-95 north | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
 | | | | | |

Template:Attached KML/Virginia State Route 197KML is from Wikidata

## InfoBox

| State Route 197 | |
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|  | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by VDOT | |
| Length | 3.60 mi (5.79 km) |
| Existed | 1962–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | SR 147 in Richmond |
| Major intersections | US 33 / US 250 in Richmond |
| East end | US 1 / US 301 in Richmond |
|  | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Counties | City of Richmond, Henrico |
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| Highway system | |
|  | |
| SR 196   SR 198 | |


title: Mi Ridell

abstract: Mi Ridell is a Swedish actress and singer. Ridell was a celebrity dancer on Let's Dance in 2008, broadcast on TV4.

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# Mi Ridell

**Mi Ridell** (born 3 June 1968 in Karlskrona) is a Swedish actress and singer.

Ridell was a celebrity dancer on Let's Dance in 2008, broadcast on TV4.

## Selected filmography

1. "DN gratulerar: Mi Ridell – föreläsare, moderator, skådespelerska och sångerska". *Dagens Nyheter*. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
2. "Färdigdansat för Mi". *Aftonbladet*. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
* Media related to Mi Ridell at Wikimedia Commons


title: Marple Aqueduct

abstract: Marple Aqueduct at Marple, Greater Manchester, in north-west England was built to carry the lower level of the Peak Forest Canal across the River Goyt. The company's engineer, Benjamin Outram, was responsible for the design and Thomas Brown, the resident engineer, for its construction. The construction contract was placed with William Broadhead, Bethel Furness and William Anderson in 1795. Furness died later in 1795, so the aqueduct was completed by the remaining partners in 1799, but not brought into use until 1800. Seven men lost their lives during its construction. It is the highest canal aqueduct in England and the highest masonry-arch aqueduct in Britain. The difference in water levels in the river and canal is some 90 feet (27 m). It contains some 8,000 cubic yards of masonry. The three semi-circular arches are about 78 feet (24 m) above water level, with spans of approximately 60 feet (18 m) at 72 feet (22 m) centres. The lower parts are of red sandstone from the nearby Hyde Bank quarry. The upper parts are of white stone from a quarry at Chapel Milton. The abutments widen in well-proportioned curves and batter or diminish upwards in the same manner. The skilful use of architectural features, such as the circular piercing of the spandrels, string courses, arch rings and pilasters of ashlar stone, oval piers and stone of different type and colour have created a graceful structure, which is superlative in its class. In 1860, damage caused by repeated frost heave after water leaked through the puddling of the trough had to be urgently repaired by Charles Sacré, chief engineer of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, which then owned the canal. He tied together the two faces above the central arch by 2-inch bolts through the structure, secured by the plates that can still be seen. A hundred years later, a similar problem was ignored by British Waterways (BW) and on the night of 9 January 1962 the outer face of the north-east arch collapsed. BW, supported by the Ministry of Transport, thought that it would be "a complete waste of money" to do anything other than demolish the aqueduct and formally close the lower Peak Forest and Ashton Canals. However, it was saved by the intervention of Geoffrey Rippon, the Minister of Public Buildings and Works, who facilitated an agreement whereby a sympathetic Cheshire County Council funded the extra cost of full restoration, over and above what it would have cost BW to demolish it, under the terms of the Local Authorities Act 1962, which Rippon himself had steered through Parliament. The main contractor for the restoration was Harry Fairclough Ltd of Warrington, with Rendel, Palmer & Tritton as the consulting engineers. The aqueduct was scheduled as an ancient monument soon afterwards and was Grade I listed in 1966. For many years, its picturesque setting in the Goyt valley was obscured by the uncontrolled growth of self-set trees. These have now been cut back to restore the view.

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# Marple Aqueduct

**Marple Aqueduct** (also known as **Goyt Aqueduct**) at Marple, Greater Manchester, in north-west England was built to carry the lower level of the Peak Forest Canal across the River Goyt (treated as part of the River Mersey until 1896).

The company's engineer, Benjamin Outram, was responsible for the design and Thomas Brown, the resident engineer, for its construction. The construction contract was placed with William Broadhead, Bethel Furness and William Anderson in 1795. Furness died later in 1795, so the aqueduct was completed by the remaining partners in 1799, but not brought into use until 1800. Seven men lost their lives during its construction.

It is the highest canal aqueduct in England and the highest masonry-arch aqueduct in Britain. The difference in water levels in the river and canal is some 90 feet (27 m) (exceeded only by the Pontcysyllte aqueduct, an iron trough carried on stone columns, where the difference is 126 feet (38 m)). It contains some 8,000 cubic yards (6,000 m3) of masonry. The three semi-circular arches are about 78 feet (24 m) above water level, with spans of approximately 60 feet (18 m) at 72 feet (22 m) centres. The lower parts are of red sandstone from the nearby Hyde Bank quarry. The upper parts are of white stone from a quarry at Chapel Milton. The abutments widen in well-proportioned curves and batter or diminish upwards in the same manner. The skilful use of architectural features, such as the circular piercing of the spandrels, string courses, arch rings and pilasters of ashlar stone, oval piers and stone of different type and colour have created a graceful structure, which is superlative in its class.

In 1860, damage caused by repeated frost heave after water leaked through the puddling of the trough had to be urgently repaired by Charles Sacré, chief engineer of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, which then owned the canal. He tied together the two faces above the central arch by 2-inch bolts through the structure, secured by the plates that can still be seen. A hundred years later, a similar problem was ignored by British Waterways (BW) and on the night of 9 January 1962 the outer face of the north-east arch collapsed. BW, supported by the Ministry of Transport, thought that it would be "a complete waste of money" to do anything other than demolish the aqueduct and formally close the lower Peak Forest and Ashton Canals. However, it was saved by the intervention of Geoffrey Rippon, the Minister of Public Buildings and Works, who facilitated an agreement whereby a sympathetic Cheshire County Council funded the extra cost of full restoration, over and above what it would have cost BW to demolish it, under the terms of the Local Authorities (Historic Buildings) Act 1962, which Rippon himself had steered through Parliament. The main contractor for the restoration was Harry Fairclough Ltd of Warrington, with Rendel, Palmer & Tritton as the consulting engineers.

The aqueduct was scheduled as an ancient monument soon afterwards and was Grade I listed in 1966. For many years, its picturesque setting in the Goyt valley was obscured by the uncontrolled growth of self-set trees. These have now been cut back to restore the view.

* Grahame Boyes and Brian Lamb, (2012) *The Peak Forest Canal and Railway: an engineering and business history*, Derby: Railway & Canal Historical Society

## InfoBox

| Marple Aqueduct | |
| --- | --- |
| The Marple Aqueduct from the River Goyt | |
| Coordinates | 53°24′26″N 2°04′09″W / 53.4073°N 2.0691°W / 53.4073; -2.0691 |
| OS grid reference | SJ955900 |
| Carries | Peak Forest Canal |
| Crosses | River Goyt |
| Locale | Marple, Greater Manchester |
| Maintained by | Canal & River Trust |
| Heritage status | Grade I listed, Scheduled Monument |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 105 yards (96 m) |
| Width | 8 feet (2.4 m) |
| Height | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Traversable? | yes |
| Towpaths | Western side only |
| No. of spans | Three |
| History | |
| Designer | Benjamin Outram |
| Construction start | 1795 |
| Construction end | 1799 |
| Opened | 1800 |
| Location | |
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title: Meixia Tao

abstract: Meixia (Melissa) Tao is a Chinese electrical engineer whose research concerns resource allocation in wireless networks, beamforming, and edge computing. She is a distinguished professor of electronic engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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# Meixia Tao

**Meixia** (**Melissa**) **Tao** (Chinese: 陶梅霞) is a Chinese electrical engineer whose research concerns resource allocation in wireless networks, beamforming, and edge computing. She is a distinguished professor of electronic engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

## Education and career

Tao studied electronic engineering at Fudan University, graduating in 1999. She completed her Ph.D. in 2003 at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

After postdoctoral research at the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute, and an assistant professorship from 2004 to 2007 at the National University of Singapore, she moved to her present position at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

## Recognition

Tao was elected as an IEEE Fellow, in the 2019 class of fellows, "for contributions to resource allocation in broadband wireless networks".


title: Pinkenba War Memorial

abstract: Pinkenba War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Eagle Farm Road, Pinkenba, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Ernest Gunderson and built in 1919. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 October 2005.

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# Pinkenba War Memorial

**Pinkenba War Memorial** is a heritage-listed memorial at Eagle Farm Road, Pinkenba, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Ernest Gunderson and built in 1919. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 October 2005.

## History

Pinkenba War Memorial is located on a small triangular portion of land at the intersection of McBride Road and Eagle Farm Road at Pinkenba. It was unveiled on 16 August 1919, by His Excellency Governor Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams. It was erected to commemorate the men from the district who had served during World War I.

A small community existed at Pinkenba as early as the 1860s when the residents began discussing the need for a school in the district. A formal application for a school, lodged in 1874, listed 22 families with children living in the area. The early residents largely comprised small farmers, many of them of German origin. From the late nineteenth century, the abattoir of the Queensland Meat Export Company was located at Pinkenba and it remained a major employer in the district until after WWI. The wharves, servicing passenger and freight ships, were also a hub of commercial activity. In 1897, a rail link was provided to service the wharves, industries and residents of Pinkenba.

During WWI, the Pinkenba wharves were the point of embarkation for many Australian troops, including members of the Australian Light Horse. Pupils from the local school visited the wharves to farewell soldiers from the district. The Pinkenba War Memorial records the names of 42 men who enlisted, eight of whom are listed as fallen.

The memorial was designed and constructed by the Queensland firm of Ernest Gunderson. Gunderson was a skilled tradesman of Norwegian extraction whose firm specialized in the manufacture of bronze honour boards. The firm operated until the mid 1930s and supplied memorials all over Queensland. His best-known and largest memorial is in the main street of Gayndah. At the time of its unveiling, it was described as one of the finest in the State.

Gunderson individually moulded decorative devices for his honour boards and these make them quite distinctive as a Queensland type. The Pinkenba monument features similar devices including an artillery shell encircled by a wreath. There were also a series of statuettes fixed to the monument that were removed, probably before World War II. These included mounted light horsemen located on each corner above the columns and a statuette of a soldier that stood to the north of the dome.

In 1983, Brisbane City Council plumbers and sheet metal workers repaired some of the damage sustained by the monument. However, important elements including the statuettes and some lettering remain lost.

In the 1960s, the character of Pinkenba changed. Many residents moved out of the area as homes were resumed to make way for proposed Eagle Farm Airport expansion. More heavy industry moved into the suburb. The War Memorial remains a vestige of the earlier more residential character of the area.

## Description

The monument stands on a small, grassed triangular portion of road reserve at the corner of Eagle Farm and McBride Roads, Pinkenba. Approximately 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) high, it stands within a grassed area defined by a white painted concrete curb supporting a fence of hollow metal poles linked by metal chain. A flagstaff stands to the north within the fenced area.

The bronze memorial is supported on a plinth of cast rusticated-finish concrete blocks. A pedestal, similar in form to the base of a truncated obelisk comprising beaten panels with a Doric column at each corner sits on top of the plinth. It supports a square platform surmounted by a small dome. An upright artillery shell, hung with a frail bronze wreath, projects from the dome.

The sides of the pedestal bear the memorial inscription and the names of the enlisted and fallen. The panel to the north bears the inscription in relief lettering; the south panel contains the names of the fallen, each an individual name plate within a decorative honour scroll; the east and west panels contain the individual name plates for the enlisted.

A landscaped area incorporating trees, garden bed and park furniture is situated near the fence of the neighbouring property to the north of the monument area. A seat, picnic table, tap and large, green metal utility box in this area are not of cultural heritage significance.

## Heritage listing

Pinkenba War Memorial was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 October 2005 having satisfied the following criteria.

**The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.**

The Pinkenba War Memorial is important in demonstrating part of the pattern of Queensland's history, being associated with the national outpouring of grief at the deaths of about 60,000 Australians during WWI. During an era of strong and widespread Australian patriotism and nationalism most Queensland communities erected a public memorial to honour local participation in the war. Each monument is a unique historical documentary record.

**The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places.**

The memorial is important in exemplifying many of the elements common to WWI memorials in a form that is unusual for its type. Designed as a tangible place of memory to act as a focus for public mourning in the absence of graves, the memorial displays the names of the enlisted and the dead, it is designed to endure and it is set in an area large enough to accommodate ceremonial occasions. However, the memorial demonstrates a form that is unusual for WWI memorials in that it is composed of an unusual combination of classical and non-traditional elements.

**The place is important because of its aesthetic significance.**

Together with its setting, the memorial makes a significant aesthetic contribution to the townscape of Pinkenba. It is visually striking and it is located prominently in a verdant setting.

**The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.**

The memorial is of social and spiritual significance for the local community, having a strong and continuing association with the community as evidence of the impact of a major historical event and as the focus for annual remembrance of that event in local Anzac Day commemorative ceremonies.

**The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.**

It is also significant as an example of the work of Ernest Gunderson, the well-known Queensland manufacturer and supplier of honour boards and memorials.

### Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on *"The Queensland heritage register"* published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the *"Queensland heritage register boundaries"* published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014).

Media related to Pinkenba War Memorial at Wikimedia Commons

## InfoBox

| Pinkenba War Memorial | |
| --- | --- |
| Pinkenba War Memorial, 2013 | |
| Location | Eagle Farm Road, Pinkenba, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°25′25″S 153°07′08″E / 27.4235°S 153.1189°E / -27.4235; 153.1189 |
| Design period | 1919 – 1930s (interwar period) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Ernest Gunderson |
| Architectural style(s) | Classicism |
|  | |
| Queensland Heritage Register | |
| Official name | Pinkenba War Memorial |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 3 October 2005 |
| Reference no. | 602453 |
| Significant period | 1920s (fabric) |
| Significant components | memorial – pillar/s, fence/wall – perimeter, trees/plantings, garden – bed/s, flagpole/flagstaff |
|  | |
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| Location of Pinkenba War Memorial in QueenslandPinkenba War Memorial (Australia) | |


title: Martin John Henry

abstract: Martin John Henry is a songwriter from Bellshill in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Henry is noted for his success as the frontman of the rock band De Rosa, who released several albums, singles and other recordings on Glasgow’s influential independent label Chemikal Underground. De Rosa's music has been critically lauded and championed by John Peel and Steve Lamacq. Sound-Scotland recently praised Henry as "...one of Scotland's finest songwriters" Henry has written, recorded and played with many of Scotland’s finest musicians, including Barry Burns (Mogwai), Robert Johnston, King Creosote and Malcolm Middleton. As a solo artist, Henry contributed a track to MOJO Magazine’s ‘Abbey Road Now!’ CD in October 2009 and has played numerous shows including SOUNDS Festival, Tigerfest and Glasgow’s Merchant City Festival.

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# Martin John Henry

**Martin John Henry** is a songwriter from Bellshill in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Henry is noted for his success as the frontman of the rock band De Rosa, who released several albums, singles and other recordings on Glasgow’s influential independent label Chemikal Underground. De Rosa's music has been critically lauded and championed by John Peel and Steve Lamacq. Sound-Scotland recently praised Henry as "...one of Scotland's finest songwriters" Henry has written, recorded and played with many of Scotland’s finest musicians, including Barry Burns (Mogwai), Robert Johnston (Life Without Buildings), King Creosote and Malcolm Middleton. As a solo artist, Henry contributed a track to MOJO Magazine’s ‘Abbey Road Now!’ CD in October 2009 and has played numerous shows including SOUNDS Festival, Tigerfest and Glasgow’s Merchant City Festival.

## Career

After the 2009 release of De Rosa (band)'s second album Prevention (album), Henry's solo album *The Other Half of Everything* was released in the UK on 10 October 2011 on Gargleblast Records. The Glasgow Herald praised it for the "pop pulse" mixed in with the more left field elements, and compared him to Arab Strap, King Creosote, and Twilight Sad. The List gave it 4/5, calling it "impressive" and "thoughtful". The Skinny called it "marvellous stuff", praising both the songwriting and the touches of electronica. Journalist and critic Andrew Collins named it number 27 in his best albums of 2011.

After his album, Henry released Live On Land EP. A collection of live recordings from Henry's European acoustic tour, it was recorded over a number of performances in September 2012. As the quality varies, it was only ever released as a "Pay what you like" downloaded on Henry's bandcamp page.

In 2015, Henry released *On The Forest Floor* as a collaboration with Gillian Fleetwood (State Broadcasters), under the guise of Henry & Fleetwood. The EP consists of four tracks. The EP received positive reviews, with Get Around Glasgow noting they are "...two fantastic vocalists, who also happen to be rather handy at making simple yet moving music"

## Discography

### Studio albums

* "The Other Half of Everything" (2011)

### Singles and EPs

* "Live On Land EP" (2012)

### Other Releases

* "On The Forest Floor" *Henry & Fleetwood* (2015)

## InfoBox

| Martin John Henry | |
| --- | --- |
| Origin | Bellshill, Scotland |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, organ, keyboard, accordion |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Gargleblast Records<br>Rock Action Records |
|  | |
| Website | martinjohnhenry.bandcamp.com |