Delft

For other uses, see Delft (disambiguation).

Delft
City and municipality
A view of Delft with the Oude Kerk in the centre
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  Prinsenstad (Prince City)
Location in South Holland
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Coordinates: 52°0′42″N 4°21′33″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
City Hall	City Hall
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Alexander Pechtold (D66)
Area
• Total	24.06 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
• Land	22.65 km2 (8.75 sq mi)
• Water	1.41 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (January 2021)
• Total	103,581
• Density	4,573/km2 (11,840/sq mi)
Demonyms	Delftenaar Delvenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcodes	2600–2629
Area code	015
Website	www.delft.nl

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A 2018 map of the Delft municipality with the epicenter of the 1654 explosion superimposed on the Paardenmarkt, the site's present occupant.

Delft (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛl(ə)ft] ^ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, and The Hague, to the northwest. Together with them, it is a part of both the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area and the Randstad.

Delft is a popular tourist destination in the Netherlands, famous for its historical connections with the reigning House of Orange-Nassau, for its blue pottery, for being home to the painter Jan Vermeer, and for hosting Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Historically, Delft played a highly influential role in the Dutch Golden Age. In terms of science and technology, thanks to the pioneering contributions of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Martinus Beijerinck, Delft can be considered to be the birthplace of microbiology.