Kortrijk
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Kortrijk, sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray, is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders.
Schouwburgplein Kortrijk
Kortrijk Grote Markt 54 11083 onroerenderfgoed
Kortrijk Begijnhof 13
Broeltorens, Kortrijk
Battle of the Golden Spurs
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The Battle of the Golden Spurs or Battle of Courtrai was a military confrontation between the royal army of France and rebellious forces of the County of Flanders on 11 July 1302 during the 1297–1305
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…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 Fields of Groeninge in Courtrai. In 1820 the Treaty of Kortrijk was signed, laying out the still-current borders…
Depiction from the Grandes Chroniques de France
The Flemish line of battle as depicted on the Courtrai Chest
Fragments of original goedendags preserved at the Kortrijk museum
14th century drawing of the battle from the book Nuova Cronica