Delft
Sign in to savethumb|A 2018 map of the Delft municipality with the epicenter of the 1654 explosion superimposed on the Paardenmarkt, the site's present occupant. Delft () is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, and The Hague, to the northwest. Together with them, it is a part of both the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area and the Randstad.
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Delft is a city and municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland, situated between Rotterdam and The Hague as part of a larger metropolitan region. The city is historically notable as the site of a major explosion in 1654 that occurred at the Paardenmarkt.
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Key facts
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- Delft
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- City and municipality
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- A view of Delft with the Oude Kerk in the centre
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- 280px
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- Coat of arms of Delft.svg
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- Prinsenstad (Prince City)
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Article
25 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Explosion
- Sights
- Culture
- Education
- Economy
- Nature and recreation
- Politics
- Notable people
- Dutch Golden Age
- Public thinking and service
- Science and business
- Art
- Sport
- Miscellaneous
- International relations
- Twin towns
- Transport
- See also
- Gallery
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|A 2018 map of the Delft municipality with the epicenter of the 1654 explosion superimposed on the Paardenmarkt, the site's present occupant. Delft () is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, and The Hague, to the northwest. Together with them, it is a part of both the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area and the Randstad.
Delft is a popular tourist destination in the Netherlands, famous for its historical connections with the reigning House of Orange-Nassau, for its blue pottery, for being home to the painter Jan Vermeer, and for hosting Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Historically, Delft played a highly influential role in the Dutch Golden Age. In terms of science and technology, thanks to the pioneering contributions of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Martinus Beijerinck, Delft can be considered to be the birthplace of microbiology.