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'''Delft''' is a city and municipality in [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]], between [[The Hague]] and [[Rotterdam]]. It received city rights in 1246. During the [[Dutch Revolt]], [[William the Silent]] used the [[Prinsenhof]] as a residence and was assassinated there in 1584. Delft later became known for [[Delftware]], while the technical academy founded in the city in 1842 developed into [[Delft University of Technology]].
'''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 ==
== History ==
Delft grew beside the Delf, an artificial watercourse dug through the peat landscape. William II, Count of Holland, granted the settlement city rights in 1246. Trade increased as canals connected Delft with the Schie and Vliet. In 1389, the city received permission to dig a direct waterway from the Schie to the Maas. The connection was completed in the early fifteenth century, giving Delft its own seaport at [[Delfshaven]].
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]].


During the Dutch Revolt, William the Silent lived at the former Sint-Agathaklooster, now the Prinsenhof. [[Balthasar Gérard]] shot him there on 10 July 1584. William was buried in the [[Nieuwe Kerk]], which later became the burial church of the Dutch royal family.
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.


On 12 October 1654, a gunpowder magazine exploded in Delft in the event known as the [[Delft Thunderclap]]. The blast destroyed a large part of the city. Seventeenth-century Delft also became a centre for pottery and painting, with local workshops producing the tin-glazed earthenware later known as Delftware. [[Johannes Vermeer]], born in Delft in 1632, spent his career in the city.
== Notable people ==
 
* [[Johannes Paap]] (1781–1886), cavalry officer and horse breeder, born in Delft<ref name="johannes"/>
[[Johannes Paap]] was born in Delft on 11 November 1781.<ref name="johannes-early"/> Technical higher education began in the city in 1842, when King William II founded the Royal Academy for the training of civil engineers. The academy became the Polytechnic School in 1864 and received academic status as the Technische Hogeschool in 1905. It adopted the name Delft University of Technology in 1986.
* [[Angelo Noord]] (born 1960), documentarian, raised primarily in Delft<ref name="angelo"/>
 
* [[Gerard Paap]] (born 1967), businessman, born in Delft<ref name="gerard"/>
During the second half of the twentieth century, [[Angelo Noord]] was raised primarily in Delft. He travelled from the city to [[Rotterdam-Noord]] during his youth, where he spent time with [[Martin Paap]] before the formation of [[De Vrienden]].<ref name="angelo-early"/> [[Gerard Paap]] was born in Delft on 17 June 1967.<ref name="gerard-paap"/>
* [[Otto Hoos]] (died 2026), former soldier who lived in Delft from 1984 until his death<ref name="otto-later"/><ref name="otto-death"/>
 
[[Otto Hoos]] moved to Delft in 1984 and remained there during his later life.<ref name="otto-later"/> He died in the city on 16 April 2026.<ref name="otto-death"/>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[South Holland]]
* [[South Holland]]
* [[Rotterdam]]
* [[The Hague]]
* [[The Hague]]
* [[Rotterdam]]
* [[Delft University of Technology]]
* [[Delfshaven]]


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

Latest revision as of 20:27, 3 October 2026

Delft
City and municipality
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
City rights1246
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Early life and military entry". Johannes Paap. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  2. ↑ "Early life". Angelo Noord. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  3. ↑ "Gerard Paap". Gerard Paap. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  4. ↑ "Later life in Delft". Otto Hoos. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  5. ↑ "Death". Otto Hoos. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
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