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Monroe, known as the Swiss Cheese capital of the USA, is the county seat of Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population, mainly Swiss-Germanic, was 10,843 at the 2000 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Monroe. A portion is also within the Town of Clarno.

Monroe is home to the Swiss Colony, Monroe Truck Equipment, the Monroe Clinic, the Joseph Huber Brewing Company, brewers of Berghoff beers and Blumers sodas. Monroe also is the home to the only current cheese factory in the United States which makes Limburger cheese. (Chalet Cheese Factory) Other attractions, dealing mainly with the city's history and culture, are the Green County Courthouse, the Historic Downtown Square, Turner Hall, the Ludlow Mansion, the Green County Welcome Center, and the Monroe Arts Center. Once every two years in September, Monroe celebrates its dairy heritage with a festival known as 'Cheese Days'.

Monroe is located at 423556N, 893827W (42.598913, -89.641019)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.2 km (4.3 mi). None of the area is covered with water.