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Delft

Delft is a historic city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It lies in the western part of the country, between The Hague and Rotterdam, and is part of the Randstad metropolitan area. The city is traversed by canals and has a well-preserved medieval center with notable sites such as the Markt square, the Nieuwe Kerk and the Town Hall.

Origins of Delft date to the Middle Ages; it grew as a market town and regional center

Delft is renowned for Delftware, tin-glazed pottery produced in the city from the 16th century. The Royal

Key historical sites include the Prinsenhof Museum, housed in the former residence of William of Orange, and

Education and research are central to Delft, notably the Delft University of Technology (Technische Universiteit Delft),

Delft has a population of about 100,000 residents and is well connected by rail and road to

for
trade
and
crafts,
and
it
received
city
rights
in
the
13th
century.
Over
time
it
developed
into
a
hub
for
pottery,
science
and
engineering.
Delft
factory
(De
Koninklijke
Porceleyne
Fles)
was
established
in
1653
and
remains
a
major
emblem
of
the
Delft
tradition.
The
city
is
also
associated
with
the
17th-century
painter
Johannes
Vermeer
and
with
the
Delft
School
of
painting.
canal-side
houses
that
reflect
the
city’s
historic
waterways.
founded
in
1842
as
a
royal
academy
of
technology
and
now
one
of
the
Netherlands’
leading
technical
universities.
The
city
hosts
numerous
research
institutes
and
technology
firms.
Rotterdam,
The
Hague,
and
Amsterdam,
making
it
part
of
the
wider
Dutch
urban
network.