Helvoirt
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Helvoirt is a village and part of the municipality of Haaren
, North Brabant
, Netherlands
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Helvoirt was a separate municipality until 1996, when it became a part of Haaren.
From 1871 to 1875 Theodorus van Gogh, father of the artist Vincent van Gogh
, served as Reverend of the Dutch Reformed Church.
Haaren
Haaren is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant.- About Haaren:Haaren is also known as 'The Garden of Brabant' because of the many plantations of trees, plants etc. The municipality of Haaren contains three other villages: Helvoirt, Esch, and...
, North Brabant
North Brabant
North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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Helvoirt was a separate municipality until 1996, when it became a part of Haaren.
From 1871 to 1875 Theodorus van Gogh, father of the artist Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh , and used Brabant dialect in his writing; it is therefore likely that he himself pronounced his name with a Brabant accent: , with a voiced V and palatalized G and gh. In France, where much of his work was produced, it is...
, served as Reverend of the Dutch Reformed Church.