Kortrijk

Kortrijk or Courtray (Courtrai in French) is a city in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The city is located along the river Leie (Lys). The centre is a well preserved historic area with a lot of shops and nice squares. The Beguinage (Begijnhof in Dutch) is a very well known historic part of the centre with well preserved medieval streets, houses, squares and alleys and was declared UNESCO World Heritage.


 General information 
In 2010, some 75,000 (74,911) people lived there. (number of inhabitants in 2007)

It is situated at 50° 49 North, 03° 16 East.

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Category:Municipalities of West Flanders