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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, ...

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Prior to 18th century

* 1075 - Town established by

Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine Godfrey III ( – 1069), called the Bearded, was the eldest son of Gothelo I, Duke of Upper and Lower Lorraine. Biography Disputed succession By inheritance, Godfrey was Count of Verdun and he became Margrave of Antwerp as a vassal of t ...

. (Godfrey III died in 1069; perhaps it was his son

Godfrey the Hunchback Godfrey IV (died 26 or 27 February 1076), known as the Hunchback, was Duke of Lower Lorraine from 1069 until his death in 1076, succeeding his father Godfrey the Bearded. In the year of his accession, he married Margravine Matilda of Tuscany, d ...

) * 1246 - Delft granted

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. * 1250 - St. Bartholomew's Church construction begins. * 1383 -

Nieuwe Kerk (Delft) The Nieuwe Kerk (; ) is a Protestant church in the city of Delft in the Netherlands. The building is located on Delft Market Square (Markt), opposite to the City Hall (Dutch: ''Stadhuis''). In 1584, William the Silent was entombed here in a mauso ...

(church) construction begins. * 1389 - Canal to the

Meuse The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of . History From 1301, the upper ...

river created. Retrieved 27 November 2016 * 1400 - Eastern Gate (Delft) built. * 1403 - Agathaklooster (convent) established. * 1470 -

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monastery established. * 1477 -

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in operation; Delft Bible issued. * 1536 - 3 May: . * 1575 -

Museum Het Prinsenhof Het Prinsenhof ("The Court of the Prince") is a museum in the city of Delft in the Netherlands. Formerly the monastery of St Agatha, the building changed purpose over time. The whole building came into the possession of Delft City Council by 1925 ...

converted into a residence for the counts of Orange. * 1583 - Birth of

Hugo Grotius Hugo Grotius ( ; 10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Hugo de Groot () or Huig de Groot (), was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman, poet and playwright. A teenage prodigy, he was born in Delft an ...

, philosopher, political theorist and poet. * 1584 -

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assassinated in

. * 1586 - Scientists

Simon Stevin Simon Stevin (; 1548–1620), sometimes called Stevinus, was a County_of_Flanders, Flemish mathematician, scientist and music theorist. He made various contributions in many areas of science and engineering, both theoretical and practical. He a ...

and

Jan Cornets de Groot Jan Cornets De Groot or Johan Hugo De Groot Latinized as Janus Grotius (8 March 1554 – 3 May 1640) was a Dutch nobleman and scholar who conducted experiments in physics and explored natural philosophy. Along with Simon Stevin he experimented on ...

conduct a landmark experiment on the effects of gravity from the roof of the Nieuwe Kerk. * 1611 -

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founded (approximate date). * 1618 -

City Hall (Delft) The City Hall in Delft is a Renaissance style building on the Markt across from the Nieuwe Kerk. It is the seat of the city's government as well as a popular venue for civic wedding ceremonies. Most administrative functions have been transferred ...

rebuilt. * 1621 - Bank of Delft established. * 1632 - Future scientist

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek ( ; ; 24 October 1632 – 26 August 1723) was a Dutch microbiologist and microscopist in the Golden Age of Dutch art, science and technology. A largely self-taught man in science, he is commonly known as " ...

and future artist

Johannes Vermeer Johannes Vermeer ( , ; see below; also known as Jan Vermeer; October 1632 – 15 December 1675) was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. He is considered one of the greatest painters of the Dutch ...

born in Delft. * 1647 - Production of Delft pottery begins to expand. * 1652 - Fabritius paints ''

A View of Delft ''A View of Delft, with a Musical Instrument Seller's Stall'' is a 1652 painting by Carel Fabritius. It is an oil painting on canvas of 20.9 by 35.7 cm (8.2 by 14.1 in) of a cityscape of Delft. The work has been in the collection of the Nat ...

'' artwork. * 1653 - Royal Delft porcelain factory begins operating. * 1654 - 12 October:

Delft Explosion Delft () 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 ...

. * 1661 - Vermeer paints ''

View of Delft A photograph taken in 2019 from approximately the point where Vermeer painted the painting. ''View of Delft'' () is an oil painting by Johannes Vermeer, painted . The painting of the Dutch artist's hometown is among his best known. It is one of ...

'' artwork. * 1692 - Armamentarium built.

18th-19th centuries

* 1721 - ''Delftsche Courant'' newspaper begins publication. * 1769 - Stadsleenbank Delft (bank) built (approximate date). * 1842 - (engineering school) established. * 1859 - Delft City Archive active. * 1862 - built in . * 1866 - Population: 21,877. * 1882 - (church) built. * 1884 -

Agnetapark Agnetapark was an area of workers' housing in Delft, South Holland, the Netherlands. It was one of the highest quality workers' housing areas built before the Housing Act of 1902 was imposed. It was 'transformed' from a marshy area of land to a ' ...

workers' housing developed. * 1886 **

monument erected in the . ** (church) built. * 1895 - built. * 1900 - Population: 31,582.

20th century

* 1905 - Delft Institute of Technology active. * 1911 -

active. * 1919 - Population: 38,433. * 1920 - becomes mayor. * 1921 -

Hof van Delft Hof van Delft ("Court of Delft") is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It was located to the west of the city of Delft, and covered the villages of Den Hoorn, Abtswoude, and 't Woudt. The municipality existed from 1817 ...

and Vrijenban become part of Delft. * 1970 - Roadway

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installed. * 1976 -

Tanthof Tanthof (colloquially known as ''de Tanthof'') is a quarter in the South of Delft, Netherlands, the Netherlands. It was built in the 1970s and 1980s and consists mainly of low-rise buildings. The area is divided in two parts, Tanthof-East and Tanth ...

development begins. * 1977 - City ''Statistisch Jaarboek'' (yearbook) begins publication.

21st century

* 2004 - becomes mayor. * 2007 - (library) built. * 2015 -

Delft railway station Delft is the main railway station of the city of Delft, South Holland, Netherlands. It is located on the Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway, oldest railway line in the country, between the stations of Den Haag Centraal railway station, The H ...

rebuilt. * 2016 **

Marja van Bijsterveldt Janneke Marlene "Marja" van Bijsterveldt-Vliegenthart (born 27 June 1961) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). She has been mayor of Delft since 2 September 2016. Early life Van Bijsterveldt attended nursing school ...

becomes mayor. ** Population: 101,053.

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Bibliography

;in English * * * * * * *
1881 ed.
* * ;in Dutch * D. E. van Bleyswyck. Beschryvinge der stadt Delft (Delft, 1667) * R. Boitet. Beschryving der stadt Delft (Delft, 1729) * * P. Beydals. Kroniek der stad Delft (The Hague, 1936) * * I. V. T. Spaander and R.-A. Leeuw, eds. De Stad Delft: Cultur en maatschappij (Delft, 1979–82) (3 vols.)

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