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Delft travel guide

about Delft

Delft is a city in South Holland, Netherlands, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague. Delft is also a municipality. It has about 96,000 inhabitants (2000).

Delft sights

The city centre retains many old buildings, and many streets have canals in the centre, inhabited by fish and plants. Historical buildings include:

Delft history

The city dates from the 13th century. It received its charter in 1246.

The association of the House of Orange with Delft began when William the Silent, or Willem van Oranje as Dutch people usually call him, took up residence there in 1572. William was the leader at the time in the struggle against the Spanish, the Eighty Years' War.

Delft was one of the leading cities of Holland and was equipped with the necessary city walls to serve as a headquarters. When William was shot to death in 1584 by Balthazar Gerards in the hall of the Prinsenhof, the family's traditional burial place in Breda was in the hands of the Spanish. He was buried in the Nieuwe Kerk, starting a tradition for the House of Orange that has continued to the present day.

Near cities to Delft

• The Hague travel guide 10 km
• Rotterdam travel guide 14 km
• Leiden travel guide 19 km
• Gouda travel guide 24 km
• Dordrecht travel guide 32 km
• Haarlemmermeer travel guide 45 km
• Haarlem travel guide 45 km
• Amstelveen travel guide 46 km
• Nieuwegein travel guide 49 km
• Utrecht travel guide 52 km

Near webcams to Delft

• Scheveningen - Pier webcam 11 km
• Rotterdam webcam 13 km
• Rotterdam - Hofplein webcam 14 km
• Rotterdam - Central Station webcam 14 km
• Rotterdam - Port webcam 14 km
• Woerden - A12 webcam 38 km
• Lopik webcam 40 km
• Amsterdam webcam 52 km
• Amsterdam - DamStaete webcam 52 km
• Amsterdam webcam 53 km

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