Hof van Delft ("Court of Delft") is a former municipality in the
Dutch
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province of
South Holland
South Holland ( ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.8 million as of January 2023 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas. ...
. It was located to the west of the city of
Delft
Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...
, and covered the villages of
Den Hoorn,
Abtswoude, and
't Woudt
t Woudt is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 5 km southwest of the city of Delft, in the municipality of Midden-Delfland
Midden-Delfland () is a municipality (''gemeente'') in the Westland, region o ...
.
The municipality existed from 1817 to 1921, when it became a part of Delft.
Currently, the name "Hof van Delft" is used for a neighbourhood in the northwest of Delft, west of the railway track to
The Hague
The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...
, which is only a small part of the former municipality.
References
Former municipalities of South Holland
Geography of Delft
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