Helden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛldə(n)] ⓘ; Limburgish: Helje) is a village located in the province of Limburg in southeastern Netherlands.

The village dates back to the tenth century at least, and a local variation of Limburgish is still spoken by some of the population.

[3] The village was first mentioned in 1144 as "apud Helden", and means "hill".

In 1674, it was sold to Gelderland as an independent heerlijkheid, which before 1800 was the lowest administrative and judicial unit in rural areas in these parts.

Only after the Napoleonic wars of 1814 did Helden belong to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.