Delft
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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].