In which Dutch city was Rembrandt born in 1606?

Rembrandt was born in Leiden in 1606.

His full name was Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, and Leiden was an important university city in the Dutch Republic. He was the ninth child of a prosperous miller, Harmen Gerritszoon van Rijn, and Neeltgen Willemsdochter van Zuijtbrouck.

Rembrandt first trained locally before moving to Amsterdam, where he established himself as a portraitist and history painter. Leiden is sometimes overshadowed by Amsterdam in accounts of his career because most of his mature professional life unfolded there.

The city remains closely associated with his early years. Rembrandt’s birthplace no longer survives, but Leiden commemorates him with museums, monuments, and institutions connected with his artistic legacy.