HELMOND, town in the province of North Brabant, Hol land, on the river Aa, and on the canal Zuid-Willems Vaart between 'sHertogenbosch and Maastricht, 244 m. by rail W.N.W. of Venlo. It is connected by tramway with 'sHertogenbosch (21 M. N.W.). Pop. (1926) 22,924. The castle of Helmond, built in 1402, is a beautiful specimen of architecture. Helmond is one of the industrial centres of the province, and possesses over a score of factories for textiles, iron founding, soap boiling and tobacco dressing, as well as engine works and a margarine factory.