Zuid-Willemsvaart
The straight canal runs through the town from north to south, a strong single line that divides neighbourhoods and anchors the whole composition.
Minimalist map poster · Netherlands
51.4817° N / 5.6611° E
A Brabant town split by a straight canal, with a moated castle at its centre and cube houses nearby.

One city, five moods
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The map
Helmond lies in the southeast of North Brabant, east of Eindhoven. Its map is organised by a canal, the Zuid-Willemsvaart, which runs straight through the town and gives it a sharp central axis. The older centre sits beside the canal, and later districts spread out on all sides in the planned patterns typical of Dutch urban growth.
At the heart of the town is Kasteel Helmond, a medieval moated castle whose square outline and surrounding water are clearly visible on the map. Close to the centre is also the Speelhuis complex with its cube houses by the architect Piet Blom, built before his better-known cube houses in Rotterdam. Helmond grew as an industrial town, especially in textiles.
A Helmond map poster shows a town with a clear spine and a strong centre. To the southeast, the Brandevoort district was built in a deliberately traditional style, with a small fortified-town layout around a central square and canal ring, and it appears on the map as a distinct, compact form.
The straight canal runs through the town from north to south, a strong single line that divides neighbourhoods and anchors the whole composition.
The medieval castle sits within its moat near the centre, a small square enclosed by water that stands out clearly among the surrounding streets.
This newer district was laid out in a traditional style, with a compact walled-town plan and canal ring that gives it a distinctive shape on the map.
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Why Helmond
Helmond is a place of industry, family and steady change, and its map holds all three: canal, castle and new districts. For residents and those who left, it is a clear, familiar image of home.
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Order the Helmond poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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