Helmond
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| Helmond | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | North Brabant |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Municipality | 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) | |
| - Municipality | 85,993 |
| - 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 southern Netherlands.
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[edit] Population centres
- Brouwhuis
- Rijpelberg
- Dierdonk
- Helmond
- Mierlo-Hout
- Brandevoort
- Stiphout
[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 build by Jan III van Berlaer around 1350. Helmond has many textile companies. The Vlisco factory is located next to the canal which runs through the city. The canal was made between 1823 and 1826, the name is Zuid-Willemsvaart.
Helmond is host to the professional football team of Helmond Sport.
[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
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