Delft

Summary

Delft is a municipality of the Netherlands^[1]. Delft has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as municipality of the Netherlands^[12].
• Delft's instance of is recorded as place with town rights and privileges^[13].
• Delft's instance of is recorded as cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[14].
• Delft's instance of is recorded as big city^[15].
• Delft's shares border with is recorded as The Hague^[16].
• Delft's shares border with is recorded as Midden-Delfland^[17].
• Delft's shares border with is recorded as Pijnacker-Nootdorp^[18].
• Delft's shares border with is recorded as Rijswijk^[19].
• Delft's shares border with is recorded as Rotterdam^[20].
• Delft's flag is recorded as flag of Delft^[21].
• Delft's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aarau^[22].
• Delft's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kfar Saba^[23].
• Delft's twinned administrative body is recorded as Freiberg^[24].
• Delft's twinned administrative body is recorded as Adapazarı^[25].
• Delft's twinned administrative body is recorded as Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames^[26].
• Delft's twinned administrative body is recorded as Castrop-Rauxel^[27].

Body

Founding

1246 marks the founding of Delft^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

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

Why It Matters

Delft has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Delft is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

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