Delft

Summary

Delft is a municipality of the Netherlands^[1]. Delft ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_the_netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (690 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Delft is located in South Holland^[3].
• Delft is in the country of Netherlands^[4].
• Delft is on the body of water Schie^[5].
• Delft is on the body of water Binnenwatersloot^[6].
• Delft is on the body of water Molslaan, Delft^[7].
• Delft is on the body of water Delftse Schie^[8].
• Delft is on the body of water Oude Delft^[9].
• Delft is on the body of water Rhine–Schie Canal^[10].
• Delft's head of government is recorded as Alexander Pechtold^[11].
• Delft's image is recorded as 00 0781 Canal in Delft (NL).jpg^[12].
• Delft's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Netherlands^[13].
• Delft's instance of is recorded as place with town rights and privileges^[14].
• Delft's instance of is recorded as cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[15].
• Delft's instance of is recorded as big city^[16].
• Delft's flag image is recorded as Flag of Delft.svg^[17].
• Delft's shares border with is recorded as The Hague^[18].
• Delft's shares border with is recorded as Midden-Delfland^[19].
• Delft's shares border with is recorded as Pijnacker-Nootdorp^[20].
• Delft's shares border with is recorded as Rijswijk^[21].
• Delft's shares border with is recorded as Rotterdam^[22].
• Delft's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Delft.svg^[23].
• Delft's logo image is recorded as Delft-gemeente-logo.svg^[24].
• Delft's flag is recorded as flag of Delft^[25].
• Delft's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aarau^[26].
• Delft's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kfar Saba^[27].

Body

Founding

+1246-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Delft^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Delft include Delftware^[29]; Delft railway station^[30], a railway station^[31], in Netherlands^[32], founded in 1847^[33]; MS Delft Seaways^[34], a roll-on/roll-off ship^[35]; Delft Campus railway station^[36], a railway station^[37], in Netherlands^[38], founded in 1970^[39]; and Delft school^[40], an art movement^[41], in Dutch Republic^[42].

Why It Matters

Delft ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_the_netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (690 views/month).^[2] Delft has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Delft is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Delft include Delftware^[29]; Delft railway station^[30], a railway station^[31], in Netherlands^[32], founded in 1847^[33]; MS Delft Seaways^[34], a roll-on/roll-off ship^[35]; Delft Campus railway station^[36], a railway station^[37], in Netherlands^[38], founded in 1970^[39]; and Delft school^[40], an art movement^[41], in Dutch Republic^[42].