Helmond
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| Helmond | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | North Brabant |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 54.56 km2 (21.1 sq mi) |
| - Land | 53.20 km2 (20.5 sq mi) |
| - Water | 1.36 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 86.343 |
| - Density | 1,616/km2 (4,185.4/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Helmond (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a city in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands.
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[edit] Population centres
[edit] The city of Helmond
First settlements in the area were around 1000, and Helmond was granted city rights in approximately 1232. The centre of Helmond has a castle which was built by Jan III van Berlaer around 1350. Helmond has many textile companies. The Vlisco[1] factory is located next to the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal which runs through the city.
Helmond is home of the professional football team of Helmond Sport.
[edit] Transportation
Railway stations: Helmond, Helmond Brouwhuis, Helmond Brandevoort, Helmond 't Hout
[edit] Notable people born in Helmond
- See also People from Helmond
- Franz Jozef Van Beeck (1930) – author and theologian
- Lisette Sevens (1949) – field hockey player
- René and Willy van de Kerkhof (1951) – football (soccer) players and twins
- Fieke Boekhorst (1957) – field hockey player
- Berry van Aerle (1962) – football (soccer) player
- Harry van Bommel (1962) – politician
- M. H. Benders (1971) – poet
- Wilfred Bouma (1978) – football (soccer) player
- Nieky Holzken (1983) – thaiboxer
- Stochelo Rosenberg (1968) – Gypsy Jazz performer
- Diana van Berlo (1966) - former member of disco/pop girl group Luv'
[edit] Twin Towns - Sister Cities
Helmond is twinned with:
Zielona Góra in Poland (since 1993) [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Vlisco Véritable Hollandais
- ^ "Zielona Góra - Partner Cities". © 2008 Urzędu Miasta Zielona Góra.. http://www.zielona-gora.pl/umzg/index.php?id=1111&lng=pl. Retrieved on 2008-12-07.
[edit] External links
- (Dutch) Official Website
- Vlisco
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Coordinates: 51°29′N 5°40′E / 51.483°N 5.667°E
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