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Kortrijk keeps an everlasting souvenir of its past in the very rich collections of damask, ceramics, silverware and pictures in the Town Museums. The National Flax Museum, the Agriculture Museum and the Curiosity Museum offer a clear and vivid picture of ancient handicrafts.
Kortrijk is a lively town in the centre of a region where commerce and industry are continuously flourishing and expanding.
The pedestrian shopping streets are famous for their first quality products. Both shopping and window shopping are a real pleasure in these streets.
Hotels and restaurants cater for anything ranging from a ploughman's lunch to the most sophisticated menus. Typical regional dishes are Kortrijk chicken-leg, the Kalle cake and ginger nuts.
Events like Whitsun Festival, Flanders Festival, commemoration of the Battle of the Spurs, Golden River City Jazz Festival attract thousands of visitors to the centre of the town.
The Halls, an international centre for fairs and congresses, enhance the renowned quality of the region far over the frontiers.Kortrijk is the cultural, social and economic centre of an agglomeration of more than 300,000 inhabitants.
Kortrijk lies at the junction of many important roads (E17, A17, A19) and railways, and can also be reached from the regional airport.
The Kortrijk University and many schools of all levels are attended by over 25,000 pupils and students.
Moreover, dynamic Kortrijk is also famous for the hospitality of its inhabitants.
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als je fotos gebruikt zonder bronvermelding heet dat plagiaat.
Now in my list as well.
Very interesting page & very nice photos!
Very interesting page & enjoy the old architecture
What a great Town Hall!
great ifo, thanx!!!
very nice photos!
well written indeed !
seems nice place to visit :)
Very interesting page and nice pictures
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