Delft
City and municipality in South Holland, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Delft (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛl(ə)ft] ⓘ) 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 | |
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City and municipality | |
Nickname: Prinsenstad (Prince City) | |
Coordinates: 52°0′42″N 4°21′33″E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | South Holland |
City Hall | Delft City Hall |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Marja van Bijsterveldt (CDA) |
Area | |
• Total | 24.06 km2 (9.29 sq mi) |
• Land | 22.65 km2 (8.75 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.41 km2 (0.54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 103,581 |
• Density | 4,573/km2 (11,840/sq mi) |
Demonyms |
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Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcodes | 2600–2629 |
Area code | 015 |
Website | www |
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.[5][6][7][8] In terms of science and technology, thanks to the pioneering contributions of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek[9][10] and Martinus Beijerinck,[11] Delft can be considered to be the birthplace of microbiology.