Kortrijk

Also known as Courtrai, Courtrais, Courtray

Kortrijk ( , ; or Kortrik; ), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders.

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Kortrijk is a city located in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. It is also historically known by the English names Courtrai or Courtray.

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Key facts

Belgium municipality.name: Kortrijk
Belgium municipality.native_name: /
Belgium municipality.namefr: Courtrai
Belgium municipality.type: city
Belgium municipality.picture legend: Clockwise from top: Theatre Square (Schouwburgplein) during Summer Carnival, Beguinage and Saint Martin's Church, Broeltowers, Kortrijk City Hall as seen from the Grote Markt
Belgium municipality.map: Kortrijk West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend: Location of Kortrijk in West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arms: Wapen stad be Kortrijk (met schildhouders).svg
Belgium municipality.flag: Flag of Kortrijk.svg
Belgium municipality.province: West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arrondissement: Kortrijk
Belgium municipality.nis: 34022
Belgium municipality.mayor: Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open VLD)
Belgium municipality.majority: Team Burgemeester, Vooruit, N-VA
Belgium municipality.postal codes: 85xx (8500, 8501, 8510, 8511)
Belgium municipality.telephone area: 056
Belgium municipality.web: www.kortrijk.be

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Belgium
Official name: Kortrijk
Demonym: Kortrijkzaan
Country: Belgium
Located in: Arrondissement of Kortrijk
Official language: Dutch
Population: 77741
Area: 80.69
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Body of water: Lys
Shares border with: Zwevegem
Official website: www.kortrijk.be
Image: Kortrijk Hotel de ville.jpg
Dialing code: 056

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postal code: 8511
category for people born here: Category:Births in Kortrijk
twinned administrative body: Greenville
Commons category: Kortrijk
topic's main category: Category:Kortrijk
Commons gallery: Kortrijk
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kortrijk
category of associated people: Category:People from Kortrijk
webcam page URL: www.kortrijk.be/webcams
member of: Creative Cities Network
owner of: Guldensporen Stadion
annual number of weddings: 286
native label: Kortrijk
P8168: Johann Heinrich Westphal
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +32-56-23-98-55
contains settlement: Aalbeke
P13200: Australia
number of viewers/listeners: 1222520

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Encyclopedic overview

49 sections

Contents

History
Name
Origins Roman times
Battle of the Golden Spurs
15th century to modern times
Battle of Courtrai
Geography
Municipality
Neighbouring municipalities
Climate
Main sights
Architecture
Civil
Religious
Museums
Transport
Road
Railway
Public city transport
Airport
Waterways
Other Smaller Waterways with Historic and Geological value
Cycling and pedestrian areas
Economy
Education
European cooperation
Demographics
Culture
Newspaper
Music
Theatres and concert venues
Festivals and events
Food
Leisure
Shopping
Parks
Sports
Football
Basketball
Cycling
Rugby union|
Tennis
Water polo
Notable citizens
Town twinning
Photo gallery
Notes
References
External links

Kortrijk ( , ; or Kortrik; ), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders.

With its 80,000 inhabitants (2024) Kortrijk is the capital and the most populous city of the judicial and administrative arrondissement of Kortrijk. The wider municipality comprises the city of Courtrai proper and the villages of Aalbeke, Bellegem, Bissegem, Heule, Kooigem, Marke, and Rollegem. Courtrai is also part of the cross-border Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai metropolitan area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kortrijk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.