Kortrijk

Summary

Kortrijk is a Belgian municipality with the title of city^[1]. Kortrijk has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Kortrijk was a member of Eurotowns network^[3].
• Kortrijk was a member of Creative Cities Network^[4].
• Kortrijk is located in Arrondissement of Kortrijk^[5].
• Kortrijk is in the country of Belgium^[6].
• Kortrijk is on the body of water Lys^[7].
• Kortrijk's head of government is recorded as Ruth Vandenberghe^[8].
• Kortrijk's instance of is recorded as Belgian municipality with the title of city^[9].
• Kortrijk's instance of is recorded as municipality of Belgium^[10].
• Kortrijk's capital is recorded as Kortrijk^[11].
• Kortrijk's official language is recorded as Dutch^[12].
• Kortrijk's shares border with is recorded as Ledegem^[13].
• Kortrijk's shares border with is recorded as Harelbeke^[14].
• Kortrijk's shares border with is recorded as Lendelede^[15].
• Kortrijk's shares border with is recorded as Kuurne^[16].
• Kortrijk's shares border with is recorded as Zwevegem^[17].
• Kortrijk's shares border with is recorded as Spiere-Helkijn^[18].
• Kortrijk's shares border with is recorded as Mouscron^[19].
• Kortrijk's shares border with is recorded as Menen^[20].
• Kortrijk's shares border with is recorded as Wevelgem^[21].
• Kortrijk's flag is recorded as flag of Kortrijk^[22].
• Kortrijk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bad Godesberg^[23].
• Kortrijk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tashkent^[24].
• Kortrijk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Frascati^[25].
• Kortrijk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint-Cloud^[26].
• Kortrijk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Windsor and Maidenhead^[27].

Body

Identity

Kortrijk's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Kortrijk'}^[28]. Part of include Emergency rescue zone Fluvia^[29], an emergency zone^[30], in Belgium^[31] and Q93574465^[32], a police zone^[33], in Belgium^[34].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kortrijk include Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in Belgium^[37] and Oxford Chest^[38], a chest^[39], founded in 1400^[40].

Why It Matters

Kortrijk has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Kortrijk is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Kortrijk include Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in Belgium^[37] and Oxford Chest^[38], a chest^[39], founded in 1400^[40].