Delft, the Netherlands

Delft  is a city and a municipality in the Netherlands. There it forms part of the province of South Holland (Zuid-Holland), where it is located to the north of bigger city Rotterdam and to the south of provincial capital The Hague.

Delft is primarily known for its historic town centre with canals, for the painter Vermeer and for its association with the Dutch royal family, the House of Orange-Nassau.

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• Introduction – Part I

• Wikipedia entry on

• Background from Wikipedia