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Delft

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.

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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

Settlement.name: Delft
Settlement.settlement_type: City and municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Delft Blick von der Nieuwe Kerk auf die Oude Kerk 1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: A view of Delft with the Oude Kerk in the centre
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Delft.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_size: 280px
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Delft.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.nickname: Prinsenstad (Prince City)
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0503 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Delft in a municipal map of South Holland
Settlement.map_caption: Location in South Holland
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the Netherlands##Location within Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands

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Official website

Homepage | Gemeente Delft

Officiële website van de gemeente Delft. Hier vindt u alle informatie, dienstverlening en nieuwsberichten van de gemeente Delft.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Official name: Delft
Demonym: delftano
Country: Netherlands
Located in: County of Holland
Population: 109435
Area: 26.31
Elevation: 0
Head of government: Alexander Pechtold
Shares border with: Rotterdam
Official website: www.delft.nl
Image: 00 0781 Canal in Delft (NL).jpg
Households: 52439
Dialing code: 15

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category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Delft
Commons category: Delft
postal code: 2600–2629
twinned administrative body: City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
topic's main category: Category:Delft
category for people born here: Category:Births in Delft
category of associated people: Category:People from Delft
Commons gallery: Delft
inception: 1246-00-00
native label: Delft
category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Delft by place
water as percent of area: 4.98
has works in the collection: Het Scheepvaartmuseum
P8168: Cesara
phone number: +31 15 260 22 22
contact page URL: www.delft.nl/contact
press information URL: www.delft.nl/contact-voor-de-pers
P12749: Small Square-spot
official jobs URL: werkenvoordelft.nl

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Encyclopedic overview

25 sections

Contents

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

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.

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