What is Blenheim, New Zealand?
'''Blenheim''' ({{lang-mi|Waiharakeke}}) is the most populous town in the [[Marlborough Region]], in the northeast of the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]]. About 30,500 people live there. It is named after the [[Battle of Blenheim]] (1704), where troops led by [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough]] defeated the French and Bavarian soldiers. {{Marlborough Region}} {{authority control}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Cities in New Zealand]] [[Category:Marlborough District]]