Editing Delft

{{Short description|City and municipality in South Holland, Netherlands}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Delft
| settlement_type = City and municipality
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = [[South Holland]]
| established_title = City rights
| established_date = 1246
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST = +2
}}

'''Delft''' is a city and municipality in [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]], between [[The Hague]] and [[Rotterdam]]. It received city rights in 1246 and developed around a network of canals connected to the Schie. Delft is also the home of [[Delft University of Technology]] and is associated with the pottery known as [[Delftware]].

== History ==
Delft developed beside the Delf, an artificial watercourse from which the city took its name. William II, Count of Holland, granted Delft city rights in 1246. Its waterways connected the settlement with other towns in Holland and with the Maas through [[Delfshaven]].

The city expanded beyond its older canal centre during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Technical higher education began in Delft in 1842 with the establishment of the Royal Academy for the training of civil engineers. The institution later developed into Delft University of Technology.

== Notable people ==
* [[Johannes Paap]] (1781–1886), cavalry officer and horse breeder, born in Delft<ref name="johannes"/>
* [[Angelo Noord]] (born 1960), documentarian, raised primarily in Delft<ref name="angelo"/>
* [[Gerard Paap]] (born 1967), businessman, born in Delft<ref name="gerard"/>
* [[Otto Hoos]] (died 2026), former soldier who lived in Delft from 1984 until his death<ref name="otto-later"/><ref name="otto-death"/>

== See also ==
* [[South Holland]]
* [[Rotterdam]]
* [[The Hague]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="johannes">"[[Johannes Paap#Early life and military entry|Early life and military entry]]". ''Johannes Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="angelo">"[[Angelo Noord#Early life|Early life]]". ''Angelo Noord''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="gerard">"[[Gerard Paap]]". ''Gerard Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="otto-later">"[[Otto Hoos#Later life in Delft|Later life in Delft]]". ''Otto Hoos''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="otto-death">"[[Otto Hoos#Death|Death]]". ''Otto Hoos''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
}}

[[Category:Cities in South Holland]]
[[Category:South Holland]]
[[Category:Locations]]