History of Delft

	Revision 7 . . (edit) December 14, 2001 7:55 pm by Magnus Manske [fixed Leeuwenhoek link]
	Revision 6 . . October 25, 2001 11:02 am by (logged).211.74.xxx [William the Silent assassinated in Delft]
	Revision 5 . . October 25, 2001 6:42 am by Clasqm [at least name the country ...]

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Delft is a city in the Netherlands dating from the 13th century, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague. Delft is also a municipality. It has about 96000 inhabitants (2000). Due to the large number of university students at the [[Delft University of Technology]], the population has a remarkable peak for males at ages between 20 and 30.

'Delft is a city in the Netherlands dating from the 13th century, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague. Delft is also a municipality. It has about 96000 inhabitants (2000). Due to the large number of university students at the [Delft University of Technology], the population has a remarkable peak for males at ages between 20 and 30.

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Delft is well know for the [Delft blue]? ceramic products. It is the birthplace of scientist Antony van Leeuwenhoek. The painter [Johannes Vermeer]? lived in Delft and used the city as the subject of some of his paintings.

Delft is well know for the [Delft blue]? ceramic products. It is the birthplace of scientist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. The painter [Johannes Vermeer]? lived in Delft and used the city as the subject of some of his paintings.

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Needs more about Willem van Oranje, Balthasar Gerards, tourism.

In 1584, during the [Eighty Years War]? between the United Netherlands and Spain, the leader of the Dutch resistance, [William the Silent]?, or Willem van Oranje as Dutch people usually call him, was shot to death by [Balthazar Gerards]? in the hal of the Prinsenhof? in Delft. Needs more about tourism.