Send Gift Baskets to Helmond, Netherlands

In the province of North Brabant in the Southern Netherlands, Helmond is a city and municipality in the Metropool regio Eindhoven, located about 12 km northeast of Eindhoven city center. Textiles are manufactured in Helmond in large numbers.

There are many textile companies in Helmond. In Willemstad, the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal runs next to the Vlisco factory.

In Latin, the word Helmond came from the Proto-Germanic word half, which means “low-lying” (http://helmond.com/). It also came from the phrase mind, which means a higher, safer place, from the Latin mons. There is no connection between the name and the contemporary literal translation of Hell Mouth. As early as 1241, the city’s first coat of arms contained a helmet as a reference to the name Helmond since the name’s historical significance had already been lost to the locals. A helmet like this would symbolize a fortified medieval town. The helmet was originally a medieval pot helmet but has been adapted to a new fashion style and is now used for tournaments. The oak branch symbolizes freedom, and the birds in the chapters are medieval decorations without significance.