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((Short description|Municipality in Flemish Region, Belgium))
((For|the Dutch village|Kortrijk, Netherlands))
((Infobox Belgium municipality
| name            = Kortrijk
| native_name     = ((lang|vls|Kortryk)) / ((native name|vls|Kortrik))
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|picture-legend   = Clockwise from top: Theatre Square ([[Schouwburgplein (Kortrijk)|Schouwburgplein]]) during Summer Carnival, [[Beguinage]] and [[Saint Martin's Church (Kortrijk)|Saint Martin's Church]], [[Broeltowers]], [[Kortrijk City Hall]] as seen from the ''Grote Markt''
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| community       = ((BE-NL))
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| arrondissement  = [[Arrondissement of Kortrijk|Kortrijk]]
| nis             = 34022
| pyramid-date    = 01/01/2006
| 0–19            = 21.83
| 20–64           = 57.71
| 65              = 20.47
| foreigners      = 3.73
| foreigners-date = 01/07/2005
| mayor           = [[Vincent Van Quickenborne]] ([[Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats|Open VLD]])
| majority        = Team Burgemeester, [[Vooruit (political party)|Vooruit]], [[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]]
| postal-codes    = 85xx (8500, 8501, 8510, 8511)
| telephone-area  = 056
| web             = [http://www.kortrijk.be/ www.kortrijk.be]
))

'''Kortrijk''' (((IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɔːr|t|r|aɪ|k)) ((respell|KORT|ryke)),<ref name="MW">((cite Merriam-Webster|Courtrai))</ref> ((IPA-nl|ˈkɔrtrɛik|lang|nl-Kortrijk.ogg)); ((lang-vls|Kortryk)) or ''Kortrik''; ((lang-fr|Courtrai)) ((IPA-fr|kuʁtʁɛ|)); ((lang-la|Cortoriacum))), sometimes known in English as '''Courtrai''' or '''Courtray'''<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.izegem.be/Engels.htm |title=Internet site of the town of Izegem |access-date=7 September 2011 |archive-date=2 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002065502/http://www.izegem.be/Engels.htm |url-status=dead))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://stro9.vub.ac.be/wind/windplan/ |title=An inventory of locations suitable for wind energy in Flanders region |access-date=7 September 2011 |archive-date=1 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001070447/http://stro9.vub.ac.be/wind/windplan/ |url-status=live ))</ref> (((IPAc-en|k|ʊər|ˈ|t|r|eɪ)) ((respell|koor|TRAY))),<ref name="MW"/> is a Belgian [[City status in Belgium|city]] and [[Municipalities in Belgium|municipality]] in the [[Flemish Region|Flemish]] [[Provinces of Belgium|province]] of [[West Flanders]].

With its 79,000 inhabitants (2023) Kortrijk is the capital and largest 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 (Belgium)|Marke]], and [[Rollegem]]. Courtrai is also part of the cross-border [[Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai]] metropolitan area.<ref>List of municipalities : http://fr.eurometropolis.eu/qui-sommes-nous/territoire.html ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321105237/http://fr.eurometropolis.eu/qui-sommes-nous/territoire.html |date=2015-03-21 ))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.eurometropolis.eu/ |title=EUROMETROPOLIS : Eurometropolis Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai, the 1st European cross-bordrer metropolis |access-date=2014-09-08 |archive-date=2014-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908180943/http://www.eurometropolis.eu/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

The city is on the river [[Leie]], ((cvt|42|km|mi)) southwest of [[Ghent]] and ((cvt|25|km|mi)) northeast of [[Lille]]. [[Mouscron]] in [[Wallonia]] is just south of Courtrai.<ref>((in lang|fr)) [http://www.populationdata.net/palmaresvilles3.php Populationdata.net] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009203107/http://www.populationdata.net/palmaresvilles3.php |date=2008-10-09 )), Palmarès des plus grandes villes du monde – page 3</ref>
[[File:Kortrijk, het Belfort oeg59642 IMG 6559 2023-06-05 18.34.jpg|thumb|[[Belfry of Kortrijk]], a [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]]]]

Courtrai originated from a Gallo-Roman town, ''Cortoriacum'',<ref name="princeton"/> at a crossroads near the Leie river and two Roman roads. In the [[Middle Ages]], Courtrai grew significantly thanks to the [[flax]] and [[wool]] industry with France and England and became one of the biggest and richest cities in [[Flanders]]. The city is often referred to as City of Groeninge or City of the Golden Spurs, referring to the Battle of Courtrai or the [[Battle of the Golden Spurs]] which took place on 11 July 1302 on the [[Groeninge Monument|Fields of Groeninge]] in Courtrai. In 1820 the [[Treaty of Kortrijk]] was signed, laying out the still-current borders between France and Belgium. Throughout the 19th and 20th century, the flax industry flourished and remains important within the Belgian textile industry today.

Courtrai is the largest city in southern West Flanders, with several hospitals, colleges and [[Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Kulak|a university]]. Courtrai was the first city in Belgium with a pedestrian shopping street, the ''Korte Steenstraat''.

== History ==
===Name===
The Latin name ''Cortoriacum''<ref name="princeton">((Cite web |work=The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites |title=CORTORIACUM (Courtrai) Belgium. |publisher=Perseus Digital Library |access-date=2018-06-08 |url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0006:entry=cortoriacum |archive-date=2020-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117164426/http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0006:entry=cortoriacum |url-status=live ))</ref> means the settlement near the curb in the river.((Citation needed|reason=Latin translation |date=June 2018)) There is also mention of 'Cortoracum' in some literature. Its name later evolved to 'Cortrycke', 'Cortryck' and 'Kortrijk' (19th century). In French and in English, the city is called Courtrai.

=== Origins Roman times ===
Findings from an archeological dig in 1950 in which remains of three Roman [[funeral pyre]]s were found<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.all-archeo.be/rapporten/217_Kortrijk_Morinnestraat/217%20Rapport%20Kortrijk%20-%20Morinnestraat.pdf |title=Archeologisch vooronderzoek Kortrijk – Morinnestraat |website=All-Archeo |access-date=2018-06-08 |archive-date=2018-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142325/http://www.all-archeo.be/rapporten/217_Kortrijk_Morinnestraat/217%20Rapport%20Kortrijk%20-%20Morinnestraat.pdf |url-status=dead))</ref> suggest that the [[vicus]] was used as an encampment by the Romans during their [[Roman conquest of Britain|invasion of Britain in AD 43]].

''Cortoriacum'' was a larger [[Gallo-Roman]] [[Vicus (Rome)|vicus]] of [[civitas]] [[Menapii|Menapiorum]] at an important crossroads near the [[Lys (river)|Lys]] river of the Roman roads linking [[Tongeren]] and [[Cassel, France|Cassel]] and [[Tournai]] and [[Oudenburg]]. It was first mentioned in a document from the 4th or 5th century called ((Lang|la|[[Notitia Dignitatum]])) where the cortoriacenses (cavalry) troops were mentioned. In the 9th century, [[Baldwin II, Count of Flanders]] established fortifications against the [[Vikings]]. The town gained its [[Municipal charter|city charter]] in 1190 from [[Philip, Count of Flanders]]. The population growth required new [[defensive walls]], part of which can still be seen today (the [[Broeltorens]], [[Armory, Kortrijk]]). Several local places still refer to physical parts of the defensive structures around Kortrijk (Walle, Waterpoort, Menenpoort, Gentsepoort, Brugsepoort, Kasteelkaai); Most of the physical parts have been overbuilt or destroyed.

[[File:Bourgondisch kasteel.jpg|thumb|left|The second castle of Kortrijk]]
In the 13th century, the battles between [[Infante Fernando, Count of Flanders|Fernando of Portugal, Count of Flanders]] and his first cousin, King [[Louis VIII of France]], led to the destruction of the city. The Counts of Flanders had it rebuilt soon after. To promote industry and weaving in the town, [[Joan, Countess of Flanders]] exempted settlers in Courtrai from [[property tax]].<ref>Fegley, 124</ref> From that time, Kortrijk gained great importance as a center of [[linen]] production.

=== Battle of the Golden Spurs ===
((main|Battle of the Golden Spurs))
In 1302, the population of [[Bruges]] started a successful uprising against the French, who had annexed [[Flanders (county)|Flanders]] a couple of years earlier. On 18 May the French population in that city was massacred, an event that could not go unpunished. The famous ensuing [[Battle of Courtrai (1302)|Battle of Courtrai]] in 1302, also known as the [[Battle of the Golden Spurs]] (Dutch: ''Guldensporenslag''), between the [[Flemings|Flemish people]], mostly commoners and farmers, and [[Philip IV of France|Philip the Fair]]'s knights took place near Courtrai on 11 July, resulting in a victory for Flanders;<ref name=Ch1906>[https://archive.org/details/chamberssconcise00patruoft Courtrai (Flem. Kortrijk), a walled town of Belgium, on the Lys, 54 miles SW. of Brussels by rail, and 6 from the French frontier. It has a fine eld bridge flanked with towers, a noble townhall (1526), belfry, and a beautiful Gothic church, founded in 1238 by Baldwin, Count of Flanders. Table damask, linen, and lace are the chief manufactures. Population, about 35,000. Here, in 1302, the citizens of Ghent and Bruges won over the French the 'Battle of the Spurs,' so named from the number of gilt spurs gathered from the dead. ''Chambers's Concise Gazetteer Of The World'', by David Patrick. W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1906.]</ref> the date is commemorated as a national holiday by the [[Flemish community]].

Following a new uprising by the Flemish in 1323, this time against their own [[Louis I, Count of Flanders|Count Louis I]], the French invaded again. These Flemish acquisitions were consolidated by the French at the [[Battle of Cassel (1328)]].

Louis I's son [[Louis II of Flanders|Louis II]] lost the city to a Flemish uprising led by [[Philip van Artevelde]] in 1381, but the Flemish were later decisively defeated at the 1382 [[Battle of Roosebeke]] by Louis II with French support, resulting in a new wave of plundering and destruction.

=== 15th century to modern times ===
Most of the 15th century was prosperous under the [[Dukes of Burgundy]], until the death of the Burgundian heiress [[Mary of Burgundy]] in 1482, which ushered in renewed fighting with France.

The 16th century was marked by the confrontations engendered by the [[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]] and the uprising of the Netherlands against Spain.

[[Louis XIV]]'s reign saw Courtrai occupied by the French five times in sixty years and its former fortifications razed. The [[Treaty of Utrecht]] assigned the area to the Austrian Habsburgs.

After the [[French Revolution]] and the [[Napoleon]]ic era, the textile industry, based on [[flax]], and the general economy of the city prospered again.

Courtrai was heavily bombed in the summer of 1917, but [[Battle of Courtrai (1918)|was liberated]] by the British Army the following year. During World War II the city was an important railway hub for the German army, and for this reason was the target of several Allied airstrikes. On 21 July 1944 (the Belgian National Day) around 300 [[Avro Lancasters]] dropped over 5,000 bombs on the city center.<ref>From De Standaard 17/07/09 ''Kortrijk is bombardement na 65 jaar nog niet vergeten''</ref> Many historical buildings on the central square, as well as the old railway station, were destroyed.

=== Battle of Courtrai ===
Battles fought there in 1302, 1382, 1580, 1793, 1794, 1814, 1815, and [[Battle of Courtrai (1918)|1918]] have each been called [[Battle of Courtrai (disambiguation)|Battle of Courtrai]].

== Geography ==
=== Municipality ===
After the 1977 fusion the city is made up of:
*I Kortrijk
*II [[Heule]]
*III [[Bissegem]]
*IV [[Marke, Belgium|Marke]]
*V [[Aalbeke]]
*VI [[Rollegem]]
*VII [[Bellegem]]
*VIII [[Kooigem]]

=== Neighbouring municipalities ===
The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, also consists of Kuurne, Wevelgem, Zwevegem and Harelbeke. Although these municipalities have strong morphologic ties with Courtrai, they aren't officially part of the city.

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[[File:MapKortrijk.svg|thumb|250px|left|Municipalities]]
((Col-break))
*a. [[Kuurne]] (municipality Kuurne)
*b. [[Harelbeke]] (municipality Harelbeke)
*c. [[Zwevegem]] (municipality Zwevegem)
*d. [[Sint-Denijs]] (municipality Zwevegem)
*e. [[Spiere]] (municipality Spiere-Helkijn)
*f. [[Dottenijs]] (city of Moeskroen)
*g. [[Luingne]] (city of Moeskroen)
*h. [[Moeskroen]] (city of Moeskroen)
*i. [[Rekkem]] (city of Menen)
*j. [[Menen|Lauwe]] (city of Menen)
*k. [[Wevelgem]] (municipality Wevelgem)
*l. [[Gullegem]] (municipality Wevelgem)
*m. [[Sint-Eloois-Winkel]] (municipality Ledegem)
*n. [[Lendelede]], with [[Sint-Katharina]] (municipality Lendelede)
((col-end))

==Climate==
Kortrijk has an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfb'').
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|Jun precipitation days = 10.1
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|Sep precipitation days = 10.7
|Oct precipitation days = 11.9
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|source = [[Royal Meteorological Institute]]<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.meteo.be/resources/climateCity/pdf/climate_INS34022_KORTRIJK_nl.pdf |title=Klimaatstatistieken van de Belgische gemeenten |publisher=[[Royal Meteorological Institute]] |language=nl |access-date=30 May 2018 |archive-date=17 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117193130/https://www.meteo.be/resources/climateCity/pdf/climate_INS34022_KORTRIJK_nl.pdf |url-status=live ))</ref>
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== Main sights ==
[[File:Kortrijk begijnhof.JPG|thumb|right|Old streets in the [[Béguinage]].]]
[[File:Kortrijk Sint-Antoniuskerk int -10.JPG|thumb|right|Interior of the [[Anthony of Padua|Saint-Anthony]] church]]
[[File:Kortrijk Begijnhof Grootjuffrow.jpg|thumb|right|Medieval houses at the Begijnhof]]

=== Architecture ===
Much of the city's [[medieval]] architecture remains intact and is remarkably well preserved and restored. The city centre is one of the largest [[Pedestrian zone|car-free areas]] in Belgium. The béguinage, as well as the [[Belfry (architecture)|belfry]], have each been recognized by [[UNESCO]] as [[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe#Belgium|World Heritage Sites]].
Interesting highlights are:

==== Civil ====
*Medieval [[Kortrijk City Hall]] on the main square, the [[Grote Markt (Kortrijk)|Grote Markt]]. The [[façade]] of the late-[[Gothic architecture|Gothic]], early [[Renaissance]] city hall is adorned with the statues of the [[Count of Flanders|Counts of Flanders]].
*The [[Belfry of Kortrijk|belfry]] is surmounted by a statue of [[Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]], god of the merchants. The belfry is classified by UNESCO as a [[World Heritage Site]], on the list of [[Belfries of Belgium and France]].<ref name=Belfry>((cite web |title=Belfries of Belgium and France |author=UNESCO |url=https://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=943 |access-date=2008-01-26 |archive-date=2008-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521195006/http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=943 |url-status=live ))</ref>
*Near-identical medieval [[Broeltorens|Broel Towers]] with the bridge in between that spans the river [[Leie]]. (the ''Speyetower'' and the ''Ingelburgtower'')
*Artillerytower (''Artillerietoren'')
*[[Mont de Piété]] (''Berg van Barmhartigheid'' or ''house of Mercy'')
*[[Weigh house]] (''Stadswaag'') on the St.Michael-square
*Our Lady Hospital (''Onze-Lieve-Vrouwehospitaal''), founded in 1200–1204.
*Baggaertshof, often called Kortrijk's second Beguinage, contains a [[Botanical garden]]
*Groeningekouter contains the [[Groeningegate]] and the [[Groeninge Monument]], to commemorate the 600th [[anniversary]] of the famous [[Battle of the Golden Spurs]]

==== Religious ====
*The [[Saint Martin's Church (Courtrai)|Saint-Martin church]] dates from the 13th century but was mostly rebuilt after a fire in the 15th century. It now houses a 48-bell [[carillon]]. Its 83-meter (272&nbsp;feet) tower remains the highest building in the city.
*The [[beguinage]] is one of the quaintest sites in the city. It too, was listed by [[UNESCO]] as a [[World Heritage Site]], on the list of "Flemish Béguinages".<ref name=Beguinage>((cite web |title=Flemish Béguinages |author=UNESCO |url=https://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=855 |access-date=2008-01-26 |archive-date=2008-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316225538/http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=855 |url-status=live ))</ref>
*The [[church of Our Lady (Kortrijk)|church of Our Lady]] (''Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk'') is former collegiate church. Here the golden spurs taken from the battlefield in 1302 were hung. It houses a rich interior with an altar piece of [[Anthony van Dyck|van Dyck]].
*the Count’s chapel (''[[Gravenkapel]]''), built after the example of la [[Sainte Chapelle]] in Paris as [[shrine]] for [[Louis II of Flanders]].
*Saint-Michaelschurch; a church of the [[Society of Jesus]]
*Saint-Johnschurch in the St.-Johnsquarter; a [[Gothic Revival architecture|Neo-Gothic]] [[basilica]]
*Groeninge Abbey
*Saint Eligiuschurch
*Saint-Pius X-church
*Saint-Rochchurch
*Saint-Elisabethchurch
*Saint-Anthonychurch or ''Toontjes kerk'' with the pilgrimage of [[Isidore of Saint Joseph]]
*Saint-Annechurch
*Saint-Theresiachurch
*Father Damienchurch

=== Museums ===
Museums in Courtrai include:
*''Kortrijk 1302: seven centuries in one day'', a historic museum about the famous [[Battle of the Golden Spurs]], which gave Flanders its official holiday (11 July)
*''[[Broel Museum|Broelmuseum]]'' (Museum of Fine Arts and archaeological museum), with paintings by [[Roelant Savery]] and international [[Ceramic]].
*''National [[Flax]] Museum'' in honour of the plant that once was the main driver of Kortrijk’s economy. This museum will be relocated.
*[[Groeninge Abbey]] with the Groeningemuseum. This museum gives you an overview of Kortrijk's history.
*''Beguinage museum'' located in the old town, in the béguinage.
*''Flemish Film museum and archive''
*''Bakery- and Millmuseum'', located in an old windmill.
*''Museum of Agriculture''
*''International Rose gardens'', located in the park of the Castle ''t Hooghe'', in the Hoog-Kortrijk quarter just in front of Kortrijk Xpo.
*''Begijnhofmuseum''

== Transport ==

=== Road ===
Courtrai lies at the intersection of three highways:
*The [[European route E17|E17]]: connects Courtrai with [[Ghent]], [[Sint-Niklaas]] and [[Antwerp]] to the northeast, and with [[Lille]] and [[Paris]] to the south-west.
*The [[European route E403|E403]]: connects Courtrai with [[Bruges]] and [[Ostend]] to the north, and with [[Tournai]], [[Mons, Belgium|Mons]] and [[Charleroi]] to the south-east.
*The Belgian highway A19: connects Courtrai with [[Ypres]] and the Belgian coast.
*In addition Courtrai also has two ringways:
**The R8: connects the outskirts of Kortrijk with each other and the surrounding villages, and also leads to the A19, [[European route E403|E403]] and [[European route E17|E17]] roads.
**The R36: connects the different downtown quarters with each other, and provides access to the main avenues.

=== Railway ===
*The municipality of Courtrai has two railway stations:
**[[Kortrijk main railway station]]: an international railway station with direct connections to [[Brugge railway station|Brugge Centraal (Bruges)]], [[Brussel Zuid]], [[Antwerp]], [[Ghent]], [[Poperinge]] and [[Ieper railway station|Ieper (Ypres)]], [[Oudenaarde]], other Belgian towns and [[Gare de Lille-Flandres|Lille]] in France. The station also offers a direct connection to [[Brussels Airport]].
**Bissegem Station: a regional railway station in the village of Bissegem with connections to Ypres.

=== Public city transport ===
Kortrijk has an extensive web of public transport lines, operated by ''[[De Lijn]]'', providing access to the city centre and the suburbs (city lines, ((lang-nl|stadslijnen))) and to many towns and villages in the region around the city (regional lines, ((lang-nl|streeklijnen))).
*''City buses'':
**Line 1: Station – [[Kortrijk Xpo]] – [[Kinepolis]] – Leiedal
**Line 2: Station – Lange Munte
**Line 4: Station – Bissegem Station – Heule Kransvijver
**Line 50: Station – Kuurne Seizoenswijk
**Line 51: Station – Kuurne Sint-Pieter
**Line 6: Station – Shopping Center (– Industriezone) – Heule Markt
**Line 9: Station – Cederlaan
**Line 12: Station – Kinepolis – Bellegem – Rollegem (– Aalbeke)
**Line 13: Station – Hoog Kortrijk
**Line 80/81: Station – Marke
**Line 91/92/93: Station – Zwevegem
*''Regional buses''
:At [[Kortrijk main railway station]], there is a bus station where regional buses stop as well.

=== Airport ===
[[File:StartbaanKortrijkAirport.JPG|thumb|right|[[Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport|Kortrijk Airport]].]]
*The city has an airport known as [[Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport]], which is mainly used for business travel and medical flights. Kortrijk Airport is located northwest of the city centre, next to the R8 ringroad.
*The national [[Brussels Airport]], one hour away by train or car, offers the best international connectivity.
*The [[Lille Lesquin International Airport]] is located 35 kilometres from Kortrijk.

=== Waterways ===
[[File:Kortrijk - Brug over Leie.jpg|thumb|right|New Groeningebridge and Albertpark.]]
The [[Lys (river)|river Lys]] (Leie) is an important way of transporting goods through [[inland navigation]]. The [[Bossuit-Kortrijk Canal]] enables in the city centre a direct connection with the river [[Scheldt]].

Within the City, the river briefly splits in two, to re-join about a mile further.
*''Oude Leie'' (''Old Lys'') original southernmost riverbed where the ''Broel'' towers still stand.
*''Nieuwe Leie'' (''New Lys'') New bed that was dug around 1585 by Humans to accommodate water powered equipment.((citation needed|date=July 2018))<ref>((Cite book |publisher=Brill Archive |last=AC02717376 |first=Anonymus |title=Acta Historiae Neerlandica |date=1966)) p.11</ref>

From the 1970s on, the planning and later the execution of the so-called ''Leiewerken'' (''Leieworks'') started. These construction works comprised the deepening and widening of the river. This would enable ships with 4400&nbsp;tons to navigate from France to the Scheldt. At the same time, this project included a thorough urban renewal of the riversides in the city. Seven new bridges were to give a new architectural impulse to the river quarters as well as the construction of several new parks along the river.

The following bridges were built during the period of 1997 and 2012:
*''Dambrug''
*''Groeningebrug'' near the ''AlbertPark''
*''Ronde van Vlaanderenbrug'' near the new ''Nelson Mandelapark''
*''Collegebrug'' referring to the ''St Amands'' college
*''Noordbrug'' (2010)
*''Budabrug''
*''Reepbrug'' (to be constructed)

More recently (2018), the banks in front of the [[Broel Towers]] were lowered to allow the public to enjoy the historic river banks along both sides of the River Lys (Leie). This area is now known as the ''Leieboorden'' (or ''Banks of the River Lys''), a place for pedestrians with bars and restaurants.

==== Other Smaller Waterways with Historic and Geological value ====
Several small streams or ''Beken'' in and around Courtrai were of significant topological, historical and Geological value.<ref>((Cite book |publisher=Boydell & Brewer |isbn=978-0-85115-888-4 |last=Verbruggen |first=J. F. |title=The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Courtrai, 11 July 1302): A Contribution to the History of Flanders' War of Liberation, 1297-1305 |date=2002))pp. 135-150</ref>
*''Lange Mere'' Mentioned in the Town accounts of 1412-13 as ''Langhe Meere''.
*''Mosscher'' (High Mossher and Low Mosscher) ending in the Southern Moat (Sanderus Map<ref>((Cite web |last=Sanderus |first=Antonius (1586-1664) Cartographe |title=Castellaniae Corturiacensis tabula / Ant. Sanderus |work=Gallica |access-date=2018-07-06 |date=1600 |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b53042840t |archive-date=2018-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706080251/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b53042840t |url-status=live ))</ref> mentions only the ''Mosscher'' as a single toponym. It was also mentioned in almost full length on the ''Deventer Map''.<ref>((Citation |last=Deventer, 1545 |first=Jacob van |title=English: Kortrijk, map by Jacob van Deventer |access-date=2018-07-06 |date=2012-09-20 |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kortrijk,_map_by_Jacob_van_Deventer.JPG |archive-date=2023-07-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711120811/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kortrijk,_map_by_Jacob_van_Deventer.JPG |url-status=live ))</ref>
*''Groeninghe'' (first mentioned as ''Groeninc'' in 1412((citation needed|date=July 2018)) ) Its name came from the green color of the flooded meadow where it originated.
*''Grote Vijver'' (first mention as ''Hoghen vivere'' in the town accounts of 1416-17).
*''St-Jan''(('))s stream - Human dug connecting stream
*''Klakkaert'' stream
*Moat around the City (south of the ''Leie'' or Lys)
*''Neveldries''
*''Bloedmeers''

=== Cycling and pedestrian areas ===
Cars are required to give way to pedestrians and cyclists. In general, cars are led to large underground car parks in the historic centre of Courtrai or Park&Ride parking outside the town centre. Large parts of the historic centre are car free.

== Economy ==
The city is historically connected with the [[flax]] and the textile industry, and still today the textile industry remains important in the region.
Major companies which have headquarters in Courtrai include [[Cisco]] and [[Barco NV|Barco]].

== Education ==
Courtrai serves as an educational centre in south West Flanders, attracting students from the entire region.

There are 55 schools in Courtrai, on 72 different locations throughout the city, with an estimated 21,000 students.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.duurzamemobiliteit.be/duurzamemobiliteit/schoolbuurt/157-DSY.html |title=Duurzame Mobiliteit – Stimuleer de opmaak van schoolvervoerplannen |publisher=Duurzamemobiliteit.be |access-date=2012-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225214652/http://www.duurzamemobiliteit.be/duurzamemobiliteit/schoolbuurt/157-DSY.html |archive-date=2012-02-25 |url-status=dead))</ref>

The city also provides higher education. The [[Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Campus Kortrijk|KULAK]], a campus of the [[Katholieke Universiteit Leuven|Catholic University of Leuven]], is located in on the south edge of the city, in the Hoog Kortrijk quarter. Other institutes of higher education include the [[Katholieke Hogeschool Zuid-West-Vlaanderen]] (KATHO) and [[Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen]] (HOWEST) [[university college]]s. There is also a campus of [[Ghent University]].

== European cooperation ==
Even though Courtrai is a Dutch-speaking town, it borders [[Wallonia]], and is only ((cvt|9|km|mi)) away from the border with France. This has created an urban area that extends across linguistic and national borders. The mayors of [[Lille]], Courtrai and [[Tournai]] met in Courtrai on 28 January 2008 to sign a document creating the first [[European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation]] within the EU. The purpose of this organisation is to facilitate the movement of people within this area of nearly 2 million people.
*Courtrai is a member of the [[Eurotowns network]].<ref>((cite web |url=http://eurotowns.org/ |title=Eurotowns |access-date=2012-11-19 |archive-date=2023-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129232429/https://www.eurotowns.org/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

== Demographics ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! rowspan="3" |Group of origin
! colspan="2" |Year
|-
! colspan="2" |2023<ref>((Cite web |title=Origin ((!)) Statbel |url=https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/structure-population/origin#figures |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=statbel.fgov.be |archive-date=2023-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702014707/https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/structure-population/origin#figures |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!Number
!%
|-
|
|
|
|-
!Belgians with Belgian background
|'''59,756'''
!75.69%
|-
!Belgians with foreign background
|'''10,794'''
!13.67%
|-
|Neighboring country
|1,638
|2.07%
|-
|EU27 (excluding neighboring country)
|700
|0.89%
|-
|Outside EU 27
|8,456
|10.71%
|-
!Non-Belgians
|'''8,394'''
!10.63%
|-
|Neighboring country
|1,164
|1.47%
|-
|EU27 (excluding neighboring country)
|1,747
|2.21%
|-
|Outside EU 27
|5,483
|6.95%
|-
|
|
|
|-
!Total
|'''78,944'''
!100%
|}

== Culture ==
[[File:Kortrijks Oorlogblad.jpg|thumb|Excerpt from the ''Kortrijks Oorlogblad'' of 1917. Preserved in the [[Ghent University Library]].<ref>((Cite web |title=Kortrijks oorlogsblad. |url=https://lib.ugent.be/viewer/archive.ugent.be:251B9A2A-0F3E-11E3-9781-2AB997481370#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-337,18,3960,2211 |access-date=2020-09-28 |website=lib.ugent.be |archive-date=2020-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124205149/https://lib.ugent.be/viewer/archive.ugent.be:251B9A2A-0F3E-11E3-9781-2AB997481370#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-337,18,3960,2211 |url-status=live ))</ref>]]

=== Newspaper ===

*Courtrai used to have its own newspaper in times of war, called ''het Kortrijks Oorlogsblad''.

=== Music ===

*Courtrai has widely recognised local artists, such as:
**[[Fapy Lafertin]], foremost exponent of the Belgian-Dutch style of [[gypsy jazz]].
**[[Goose (Belgian band)|Goose]], [[electronic rock]] band with international projection.
**[[Amenra]], [[extreme metal]] band prominent in the European metal scene.
**[[Marcel Ponseele]], baroque oboist known for his Bach performances and recordings.
**[[Balthazar (band)|Balthazar]], [[indie rock]] band popular in both Belgium and the Netherlands.
**Michaela Karadjian, [[soprano]] [[Opera]] singer.

=== Theatres and concert venues ===
[[File:Kortrijk, de schouwburg oeg60156 IMG 6578 2023-06-06 09.40.jpg|thumb|right|270px|The City Theatre at [[Schouwburgplein (Kortrijk)|Schouwburgplein]]]]
*Courtrai has several cultural centres, each comprising different locations:
**Cultural Centre Kortrijk
**City Theatre (''De Schouwburg''), a [[Renaissance Revival architecture|neo-Renaissance]] architecture theatre on [[Schouwburgplein (Kortrijk)|Schouwburgplein]] known for its [[Stained-glass ceiling|glass ceiling]], an artwork of the French-Algerian artist Alberola
**Arenatheatre
**Antigone Theatre
**Buda Kunstencentrum (Buda Arts Centre), comprising the cinema Budascoop, the artist residence Tacktower and the artist creation space Budafactory
**The Concertstudio
**Music Centre Track*
**Concert venue ''De Kreun''
*Cinemas
**Kinepolis, a modern cinema multiplex with 10 screens.
**Budascoop, a 5 screen cinema, specialised in European movies.

=== Festivals and events ===
The city is host to some sizable cultural events such as:
*[[Day of the Flemish Community]] (11 July)
*[[Golden River City Jazz Festival]] (first weekend of September)
*Humorologie: cabaret festival
*Next: arts festival in the [[Eurodistrict]] Kortrijk-[[Lille]]-[[Tournai]]
*Happy New Ears: festival of experimental modern music
*Budafest: theatre festival
*The Internationaal Festival van Vlaanderen (April–May): several concerts of classical and modern music.
*Novarock: rock festival in Kortrijk Xpo
*Easter Carnival (Paasfoor): during the weeks after Easter
*Sinxenfestival: one of the most vivid festivals downtown with street artists, concerts and flea markets all over town
*Kortrijk Congé (July)
*Alcatraz Hard Rock & Metal Festival (August)
*Summer Carnival (weekend in August)
*Student Welcome Concert: rock festival to celebrate the start of the new academic year at the Kortrijk University and the Kortrijk Colleges.

Also, trade shows and events such as the international Design Fair [[Interieur]], Busworld and the Eurodogshow take place in the [[Kortrijk Xpo]] event center. These fairs attract numerous visitors to the city.

In July and August there are various boat tours on the river [[Leie]].

=== Food ===
Local specialities include Kalletaart (apple cake with [[Calvados (spirit)|Calvados]]), Peperbollen, biscuits, and chocolate ''little beguines''. The town of [[Heule]] is the home of the [[Picobrouwerij Alvinne]] brewery, while [[Bellegem]] is the home of the [[Bockor]] brewery.

== Leisure ==

=== Shopping ===
[[File:K in Kortrijk binnen 01.jpg|thumb|right|The new downtown shopping centre [[K in Kortrijk]].]]
*Kortrijk was the first town in Belgium to have a fully traffic-free shopping street, the Korte Steenstraat (1962). Later, a lot of neighbouring streets were also made traffic-free. As a result, Courtrai nowadays has one of the biggest traffic-free areas in Belgium (comprising Lange Steenstraat, Steenpoort, Sint-Jansttraat, Wijngaardstraat and several squares).
*Courtrai has several indoor shopping malls including the Ring Shopping Kortrijk Noord, Bouwcentrum Pottelberg and [[K in Kortrijk]] (opened March 2010). The latter is in the town centre and which links the main shopping street (Lange Steenstraat) with the Veemarket square. It contains up to 90 stores, including [[Mediamarkt]], [[H&M]], [[Zara (retailer)|Zara]] and many other clothes, food and houseware stores.

=== Parks ===
[[File:Kortrijk Astridpark-3.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Astrid of Sweden|Queen Astrid]] park.]]
*Beguinagepark
*Groeningepark, on the site of the Groeningekouter where the [[Battle of Courtrai (1302)|Battle of Courtrai]] or the [[Battle of the Golden Spurs]] took place. In contains the [[Groeningegate]] and the [[Groeninge Monument]]
*King Albertpark, with the Leiemonument which commemorates the [[Battle of the Lys (1940)|Battle of the Lys]]
*Gebroeders van Raemdonckpark
*[[Astrid of Sweden|Queen Astridpark]] in the Overleie district
*'t Plein, a nineteenth-century park, laid out on a former military site
*Park de Blauwe Poort
*Magdalenapark
*Rozentuin, the International Rose Garden
*Stadsgroen Messeyne
*Kasteelpark Blommeghem
*Kasteelpark 't Hooghe
*Nolfpark
*Stadsgroen Venning, with a butterfly garden

== Sports ==
=== Football ===
Kortrijk has three official [[Association football|football]] clubs.
*[[K.V. Kortrijk]] plays in the [[Belgian First Division A]] after winning the championship in the former [[Belgian Second Division]] during the 2007–2008 season.
*SV Kortrijk plays in the [[Belgian Provincial leagues|fourth provincial division]].
*Wikings Kortrijk is for youth teams.

=== Basketball ===
*Kortrijk Sport CB
*Basketbalteam Kortrijk
*House of Talent Spurs

=== [[Road bicycle racing|Cycling]] ===
:In Flanders generally, professional cycling is very popular. Many cycling races start, finish or pass through the Kortrijk area. Amongst them are the [[Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen]], [[Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]], [[Gent–Wevelgem]], the [[Tour of Flanders]] and [[Dwars door Vlaanderen]]. Kortrijk also hosts an after-tour [[criterium]] at the start of August called ''Kortrijk Koerse''. Many of the riders who participated in the Tour de France usually appear at the start. In [[cyclo-cross]], the centre of Kortrijk hosts the Urban Cross, currently part of the [[X²O Badkamers Trophy]].

=== [[Rugby union|Rugby]] ===
*[[Rugbyclub Curtrycke]]<ref>((cite web |url=http://curtrycke.be/ |title=RC Curtrycke |access-date=2010-06-01 |archive-date=2010-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111043714/http://www.curtrycke.be/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

=== Tennis ===
*Tennis Club De Egelantier

=== [[swimming (sport)|Swimming]] ===
*KZK, Kortrijkse Zwemkring, arguably the best [[waterpolo]] team in Belgium, having won the Belgian championship nine times. In the 2007–2008 season they won both the championship and the Belgian cup.

== Notable citizens ==
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*[[Emmanuel de Bethune]], former mayor (1987–1989) and (1995–2000)<ref>((cite news |url=http://www.kortrijk.be/nieuws/kortrijk-betreurt-het-overlijden-van-haar-ere-burgemeester |title=Kortrijk betreurt het overlijden van haar ere-burgemeester |publisher=Kortrijk civic site |year=2011 |access-date=7 November 2011 |archive-date=2 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102222306/http://www.kortrijk.be/nieuws/kortrijk-betreurt-het-overlijden-van-haar-ere-burgemeester |url-status=live ))</ref>
*[[Hendrik Beyaert]], [[architect]]
*[[Francis Bonaert]], architect
*[[John II of Brienne, Count of Eu]]
*[[Rob Claeys]], footballer
*[[Carl Colpaert]], director, founder of [[Cineville]].
*[[Hendrik Conscience]], writer
*[[Laurence Courtois]], tennis player
*[[Edmée Daenen]], pop artist
*[[Stefaan De Clerck]], politician and former [[mayor]] of Kortrijk, [[Van Rompuy I Government|former Minister of Justice]]
*[[Jos De Cock]], Belgian-French painter, watercolorist, etcher and sculptor.
*[[Nico F. Declercq]], physicist and professor
*[[Gustave Léonard de Jonghe]], [[portrait]] painter
*[[Jean-Baptiste De Jonghe]], [[landscape art|landscape painter]]
*[[Carl de Keyzer]], photographer
*[[Pierre de La Rue]], [[Renaissance]] composer
*[[Sophie de Schaepdrijver]], historian
*[[Vincent De Vos]] (1829–1875), painter
*[[Bruno de Witte]] (1955–), [[European law]] Professor, European [[Intellectual|thinker]]
*[[Ann Demeulemeester]], fashion designer
*[[Stijn Devolder]], road bicycle racer
*[[Ernest Gambart]], art publisher and dealer
*[[Guido Gezelle]], poet
*[[Robert Gillon]] (1884–1972), lawyer, politician
*[[Piet Goddaer]], singer-composer, mostly under the name:[[Ozark Henry]]
*[[Paul Goethals]] (1832–1901), first [[Archbishop]] of [[Calcutta]]
*The members of electro rock band [[Goose (Belgian band)|Goose]]
*[[Leif Hoste]], road bicycle racer
*[[Isidore of Saint Joseph]] (1881–1916), [[Passionist]] brother, [[beatified]] by Pope John Paul II in 1984
*[[Gilles Joye]], [[Franco-Flemish school|Franco-Flemish]] composer of the [[Renaissance]]
*[[Greg LeMond]], US professional cyclist – retired
*[[Xavier Malisse]], tennis player
*[[Morris (comics)|Morris]] (1923–2001), cartoonist, creator of [[Lucky Luke]]
*[[Hanne Gaby Odiele]] (b. 1988), model
*[[Tom Omey]] (b. 1975), middle-distance runner
*[[Jan Palfijn|Jan Palfyn]] (1650–1730), [[Physician|doctor]], [[surgeon]] and inventor of the [[forceps]]
*[[Marcella Pattyn]], the last traditional [[Beguines and Beghards|Beguine]]
*((Interlanguage link multi|Jean-Jacques Pieters|nl)), jazz musician
*[[Arne Quinze]] (1971–), designer and [[conceptual artist]]
*[[Jan Robbe]] (1980–), [[electronic music|electronic artist]] and founder of Entity
*((Interlanguage link multi|Louis Robbe|nl)) (1806–1887), [[Painting|painter]]
*[[Roelant Savery]] (1576–1639), painter
*[[Stijn Streuvels]] (1871–1969), writer
*[[Jacobus Vaet]], [[Franco-Flemish school|Franco-Flemish]] composer of the [[Renaissance]]
*[[Guido van Gheluwe]] (b. 1926), founder of the [[Orde van den Prince]]
*[[Vincent Van Quickenborne]] (b. 1973), former mayor of the city and former [[Van Rompuy I Government|minister of enterprise]]
*[[Gella Vandecaveye]] (b. 1973), [[judoka]], former world champion and Olympic silver medalist
*[[Stoffel Vandoorne]], [[Formula E]] racing driver
*[[Peter Verhoyen]], flautist and piccolo player
*[[George Washington (inventor)|George Washington]], [[inventor]]
))

== Town twinning ==
((More citations needed section|date=July 2015))
Courtrai participates in [[town twinning]] to encourage good international relations.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.kortrijk.be/files/kortrijk/Hein_Wittouck/Kortrijk_Cubelplan%202007-2012-volledig.pdf |title=071218 Cubelplan 2007–2012 |access-date=2012-02-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001071534/http://www.kortrijk.be/files/kortrijk/Hein_Wittouck/Kortrijk_Cubelplan%202007-2012-volledig.pdf |archive-date=October 1, 2011))</ref>
*((Flag icon|Germany)) [[Bad Godesberg]], Germany, since 1964
*((Flag icon|Philippines)) [[Cebu City]], Philippines, since 2005
*((Flag icon|Italy)) [[Frascati]], Italy, since 1967
*((Flag icon|USA)) [[Greenville, South Carolina]], United States, since 1991
*((Flag icon|France)) [[Saint-Cloud]], France, since 1993
*((Flag icon|Pakistan)) [[Lahore]], Pakistan, since 1993
*((Flag icon|Uzbekistan)) [[Tashkent]], Uzbekistan, since the late 1980s
*((Flag icon|UK)) [[Maidenhead]], United Kingdom, since 1981
*((Flag icon|China)) [[Wuxi]], China, since 2007

== Photo gallery ==
<gallery>
File:KortrijkPatria.JPG|The Patriapalace
File:Kortrijk1.JPG|The Saint-Martenstower
File:Kortrijk-Huis-Plein.jpg|House in [[Empire style]]
File:ArtillerietorenKortrijk.jpg|The old town (The Gun Powder Tower, ''De Kruittoren'')
File:Groeningepoort.jpg|The [[Groeningegate]]
File:Gravenkapel binnen.jpg|Count's Chapel
File:Kortrijk Beguinage 805.jpg|Old houses in the historical city centre
File:Kortrijk-Groeningemonument.jpg|The [[Groeninge Monument]]
File:Kortrijk - Sint-Elooiskerk 2.jpg|The Saint-Elooi church
</gallery>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
*((cite book |title=The Golden Spurs of Kortrijk: How the Knights of France Fell to the Foot Soldiers of Flanders in 1302, 2007 |author=Fegley, R. |year=2002 |publisher=McFarland and Company Inc.))

== External links ==
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((EB1911 poster|Courtrai))
*((Official website|http://www.kortrijk.be)) – Information available in Dutch, French, English and German
*[http://www.kortrijkairport.be/ Kortrijk airport]
*[https://photos.nomadicnotes.com/belgium/kortrijk Kortrijk photo gallery]

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|Southeast = [[Spiere-Helkijn]]
|South     = [[Mouscron]] ([[Hainaut (province)|WHT]])
|West      = [[Wevelgem]]<br />[[Menen]]
|Northwest = [[Ledegem]]
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