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City in North Brabant, Netherlands
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Helmond is a city in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands. With a population of 91,500 (2019) people, it's the fifth largest city of North Brabant. Typical of Helmond is its history of metal and textile industries. Lot of street names ending on wal (wall) point to the former ramparts of the fortified Helmond, of which the 14th-century castle was part.
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Brandevoort is a modern district inspired on old Brabant towns and villages. No house is exactly the same, although all homes fit beautifully together with their colors in mostly earth and whites. Even the English Prince Charles has admiringly elated about this district, whose style is now eagerly copied in other cities.
Kasteel Helmond
The castle of Helmond is built in 1325. Despite a fierce fire in 1549 it remained well preserved. The castle has been in use as a town hall since 1923 until the 1970s when it became a town museum.
Sint-Lambertuskerk
The Saint Lambert church was built from 1856-1861 in neo-Gothic style. It replaced the previous mediaeval church.
Sint Lucia Kerk
The St. Lucia Church was built in 1896 in neo-Gothic style.
The water tower is built in 1948. The twelve-brick tower is 47.3 m high. The ground plan has a cross-shaped structure and the carrying structure is made up of concrete. The total reservoir capacity is 1200 m³.
Kubuswoningen
Town museum
The Gemeentemuseum Helmond is in two buildings, Castle Helmond and Boscotondohal. In the basement is an exhibition about the building and its residents and on the history of Helmond. People and Work is a permanent exhibition. It is a collection of art from home and abroad with the working man as a theme. In Boscotondohal are often exhibitions and is contemporary art from the period 1920-1980.
Museum with many old computers on display. The museum includes an arcade hall and a shop.
The Edah museum gives a retrospective of the long existence of the Edah shops. You can also see the development of the production, distribution and sale of groceries over time. You will see recognizable objects from your youth and it would also be nice to go there with older children to show how people used to live.
Stichting Draaiorgels Helmond
Stichting Industrieel Erfgoed Helmond
A largely excavated bog area on the border of the Dutch provinces of Limburg and North Brabant. Once this was a very impervious area. De Groote Peel has an area of approximately 15 km² and is accessed by three routes for hikers. De Groote Peel is considered one of the richest bird areas of Western Europe.
Michelin
Brasserie Rubenshof
This 4-star hotel offer 70 comfortable rooms with free WiFi. It has a restaurant
Hotel Restaurant Sint Lambert is in the centre of Helmond at the foot at the Sint Lambertus Church. It has 6 double rooms and 12 single rooms.
By train
Helmond has four railway stations on the line Eindhoven-Venlo. Intercity trains only stop in Helmond station.
By car
The A270 highway connects Helmond with Eindhoven.
By bus
The regional buses, operated by the Hermes, link Helmond with major surrounded cities. As these are the regional buses, they do not go directly between these city but stop at several small villages.
By taxi
In you want to travel quickly between cities in the region you can also travel by taxi.
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