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Kortrijk

Country:
Belgium
State:
Flemish
City:
Kortrijk
Type of Location:
Multiple
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Places to Visit
How to Reach

By plane

Kortrijk Airport. Mainly business travel. No daily passenger services.
Daily connections by train to Brussels Airport. Lille Airport can also be an option.

By train

Kortrijk's main railway station is an intercity train station. Situated in the heart of Kortrijk, you have easy connections to Ghent, Antwerp, Mechelen, Brussels, Bruges, Ostend, Ypres and Lille.

By bus

Next to the train station there is a large bus station, giving access to regional bus lines and a well constructed city bus network. Eurolines buses stop at the train station or at the Kinepolis cinema, outside the city. The Kinepolis site has good connections to the train station.
Thalys/Eurostar/TGV lines do not stop at Kortrijk. There is a direct connection to the Lille Flandres and Lille Europe train station (30 minutes by train) however. Accessing Kortrijk from England/Paris through stopping in Lille is easier to do than going to Brussels and taking the regional train in Brussels.

By car

Kortrijk has an inner circle, the R8. This highway is connected to the A19 (Ypres/Ieper), E403 (Bruges/Brugge, Ostend/Oostende, Tournai/Doornik) and the E17 (Lille/Rijsel, Ghent/Gent, Antwerp/Antwerpen, Brussels/Brussel).
 

Key places to visit
Weigh house, Broel Museum, Groeninge Monument, Broeltorens, Kortrijk City Hall, Groeningegate

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Places to Visit

Weigh house

A weigh house or weighing house is a public building at or within which goods, and the like, are weighed. Most of these buildings were built before 1800, prior to the establishment of international standards for weights. As public control of the weight of goods was very important, they were run by local authorities who would also use them for the levying of taxes on goods transported through or sold within the city. Therefore, weigh houses would often be near a market square or town centre.

Broel Museum

The Broel Museum (Broelmuseum), located in Kortrijk, Belgium. The building is a converted 18th Century, neo classical mansion, located at 6 Broelkssi 8500.
The main focus of the museum is artists from the area, or who are currently living in Kortijk, including; Roelant Savery, Karel van Mander, Kerstiaen De Keuninck, Louis Pierre Verwee, Evarist Carpentier, Louis Robbe, Edward Woutermaertens, Joos Vincent de Vos with a prominence of art from the 16th and 19th centuries

Groeninge Monument

The Groeninge Monument is a Monument in the Belgian city of Kortrijk. The gilded statue was inaugurated to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Battle of the Golden Spurs. The statue is situated in the Groeningepark where during the Middle Ages the Groeninge battle field was situated. In this park one can also find the Groeningegate, a triumphal arch, which gives access to the park.

Broeltorens

The Broel Towers  are a classified monument and a landmark in the Belgian city of Kortrijk. The towers are known as one of the most important symbols of the city.

Kortrijk City Hall

The City Hall  of Kortrijk is situated on the main square of the Belgian city of Kortrijk . The facade of the late-Gothic, early Renaissance city hall is adorned with the statues of the Counts of Flanders.

Groeningegate

The Groeningegate is a Monument in the Belgian city of Kortrijk. The Triumphal arch was built to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Battle of the Golden Spurs and gives access to the Groeningepark where during the Middle Ages the Groeninge battle field was situated. In this park you can also find the golden Groeninge Monument. The Groeninge Gate was erected in 1908 and has the inscription 1302 – Groeningheveld.

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