Delft
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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].