Helvoirt

Helvoirt () is a village and part of the municipality of Vught, Netherlands.

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Settlement.name: Helvoirt
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Helvoirt voormalig raadhuis.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Former town hall
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1

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Helvoirt () is a village and part of the municipality of Vught, Netherlands.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1192 as Hellevorth, and means "clear fordable place". Helvoirt developed in the Middle Ages on the road from Tilburg to 's-Hertogenbosch. Castle Zwijnsbergen was built near the village and Helvoirt became a heerlijkheid.