Kortrijk
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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
[change | change source]In 2010, some 75,000 (74,911) people lived there.[1] (number of inhabitants in 2007)
It is situated at 50° 49 North, 03° 16 East.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Werkelijke bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2007 (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ↑ "Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2004-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
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| Roeselare | ||
| Tielt | ||
| Veurne | ||
| Ypres | Heuvelland · Ieper/Ypres · Langemark-Poelkapelle · Mesen · Poperinge · Vleteren · Wervik · Zonnebeke
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