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Kortrijk

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Kortrijk , Fr. Courtrai, city (1991 pop. 76,141), West Flanders prov., SW Belgium, on the Leie River. It is an important linen, lace, and textile-manufacturing center. Kortrijk was one of the earliest (14th cent.) and most important cloth-manufacturing towns of medieval Flanders . In 1302, Flemish burghers defeated French knights there in the first Battle of the Spurs . The Church of Notre Dame (13th cent.) in the city contains Anthony Van Dyck 's Elevation of the Cross (1631). The Gothic city hall dates from the 16th cent. Author not available, KORTRIJK. , The... Read more

Gambart, Ernest
Gambart, Ernest ( b Courtrai [Kortrijk], 12 Oct. 1814; d Nice, 12 Apr. 1902). Belgian-born picture dealer and print publisher who settled in London in 1840 and became... Read more

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...Kingdom of Belgium Major Cities: Brussels, Antwerp, Li è ge, Ghent, Bruges Other Cities: Aalst, Anderlecht, Charleroi, Geel, Kortrijk, Louvain, Mechlin, Mons, Namur, Ostend, Tournai, Verviers, Waterloo EDITOR'S NOTE This chapter was adapted from the Department... Read more

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	Barco, Kortrijk, Belgium, and ATI Technologies Inc, Markham, Ontario, Canada, have signed an agreement where ATI will provide Barco with access to its FireGL[TM] hardware and software graphics technology.(Industry News)(Brief article) ; Barco, Kortrijk, Belgium, and ATI Technologies Inc, Markham, Ontario, Canada, have signed an agreement where ATI will provide Barco with access... Read more
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	Football: Swans shortcomings creep into friendly performance; PRE-SEASON TOUR: KV Kortrijk (2) 3 u Swansea City (0) 0.(Sport) ; ...to hand Belgian Third Division side KV Kortrijk victory in the second of Swansea's three-ga...Swansea began losing possession, allowing Kortrijk's Charlie Vanherpe to put the Belgians...had blocked Laurent Ballenghien's shot. Kortrijk kept possession and played with a fluency... Read more
	Joint venture established to develop percutaneous catheter. ; NV Bekaert SA of Kortrijk, Belgium, and Humeca BV of Enschede, The Netherlands, are to set up...Corporate Secretary, NV Bekaert SA, President Kennedypark 18, B-8500 Kortrijk, Belgium; tel: +32-56-230511; fax: +32- 56-230548; E-mail: snaet_willy... Read more
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	TERRITORIAL COOPERATION : FIRST EXAMPLES FOR COOPERATION PROJECTS. ; LILLE-KORTRIJK-TOURNAI The Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai Eurometropolis (France-Belgium) made the first move, becoming the first officially established European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) on 28 January 2008. On that date, neither France... Read more
	Coating acquisition. ; Bekaert of Kortrijk, Belgium, specialists in metal transformation and a wide range of coating...Corporate Secretary, NV Bekaert SA, President Kennedypark 18, B-8500 Kortrijk, Belgium; tel: +32-56-230511; fax: +32-56-230548; E-mail: snaet_willy... Read more
	SOC: Belgian first division results/standings ; ...Lommel 2 Club Bruges 1 Sint-Truiden 2 Germinal Ekeren 0 Ostend 1 Kortrijk 3 Lokeren 4 Beveren 3 Anderlecht 3 Westerlo 2 Lierse 4 Charleroi...Lommel 21 5 4 12 23 34 19 16. Beveren 20 4 4 12 22 36 16 17. Kortrijk 21 3 5 13 30 53 14 18. Ostend 21 2 6 13 19 51 12 REUTERS sm... Read more
	Barco's Medical Imaging Business ISO 13485:2003 certified.(Industry News) ; Visualization specialist Barco's (Kortrijk, Belgium) Medical Imaging Systems division has received ISO...system. The certification applies to the Barco facilities of Kortrijk, Belgium; Beaverton, Ore.; and Duluth, Ga. ISO 13485:2003 is... Read more
	CYCLE: Mapei team masseur arrested ; ...News (Australia) 04-03-1999 CYCLE: Mapei team masseur arrested KORTRIJK, Belgium, April 2 AFP - Tiziano Morassut, the Italian masseur...issued by Judge Jan Deltour, at the request of the court at Kortrijk after a quantity of amphetamines was seized by police at Brussels... Read more

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