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On 4 July 1989, a pilotless MiG-23 jet fighter of the Soviet Air Forces crashed into a house in Bellegem, near Kortrijk, Belgium, killing one person. The pilot had ejected over an hour earlier near Kołobrzeg, Poland, after experiencing technical problems, but the aircraft continued flying for around 900 km (600 mi) before running out of fuel and descending into the ground.

Spiere-Helkijn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌspiːrə ˈɦɛlkɛi̯n] ; French: Espierres-Helchin, French pronunciation: [ɛspjɛʁ ɛlʃɛ̃]; West Flemish: Spiere-Elkyng) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Helkijn and Spiere. On January 1, 2018, Spiere-Helkijn had a total population of 2,087. The total area is 10.78 km² which gives a population density of 194 inhabitants per km².

Pecq (French pronunciation: [pɛk]; Picard: Pècq; Walloon: Pêk) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Esquelmes, Hérinnes, Obigies, Pecq, and Warcoing.

Zwevegem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʋeːvəɣɛm] (listen)) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heestert, Moen, Otegem, Sint-Denijs and Zwevegem. On January 1, 2019, Zwevegem had a total population of 24,648. The total area is 63.24 km2 which gives a population density of 380 inhabitants per km2. The Bekaert company was founded in Zwevegem by Baron Leon Leander Bekaert. Heestert Military Cemetery holds the graves of 127 Britons and 57 Germans, most of whom died on 21–25 October 1918 in the area during the First World War.

Bellegem is a village situated in West Flanders, Belgium, near the city of Kortrijk. In 2013, it had a population of 3,790.

Estaimpuis (French pronunciation: [etɛ̃pɥi] or [etɛ̃pwi]; Dutch: Steenput; Picard: Timpu) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It consists of the following districts: Bailleul, Belgium, Estaimbourg, Estaimpuis, Évregnies, Leers-Nord, Néchin, and Saint-Léger, Estaimpuis. The municipality is located in Picardy Wallonia.

The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Associatie Kortrijk (Catholic University of Leuven Campus Kortrijk), or Kulak for short, is a university satellite campus of the KU Leuven in the city of Kortrijk (Courtrai) in the Belgian province of West Flanders and is therefore also officially a Dutch-speaking institution.

The Katholieke Hogeschool Zuid-West-Vlaanderen or KATHO was a university college in West Flanders. It had four campuses: Kortrijk, Roeselare, Tielt and Torhout. Since September 1, 2002, KATHO was a member of the K.U.Leuven Association. In 2013, KATHO merged with Katholieke Hogeschool Vives Noord (KHBO) and formed Hogeschool VIVES.KATHO had seven departments Kortrijk: HANTAL Ipsoc HIVV VHTIRoeselare: HIVBTielt: PHOTorhout: RENO

La Royère Castle (French: Château de la Royère) is a ruined medieval castle in Néchin in the municipality of Estaimpuis, province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.

Kortrijk Xpo is one of the biggest multi-purpose indoor arenas and convention centres in the BENELUX, covering some 55,000 square metres (590,000 sq ft) (2009). The complex is situated in the city of Kortrijk, Belgium and is home to some internationally renowned fairs, like the Kortrijk design fair Interieur and Busworld.

The Courtray Design Biennale Interieur (Dutch: Design Biënnale Interieur Kortrijk) is a major international design exhibition that takes place once every two years (in even years) in the Belgian city of Courtray (Kortrijk in Dutch). The first Interieur Design Biennale took place in 1968. The Biennale is organised by the Biennale Interieur npo. During the fair, producers and designers present their innovating interior products to a broad cultural, commercial and professional audience. Over the years, the fair has introduced a number of side activities such as the YoungDesignersFair, Design at Work, Exterieur, lectures and debates.

AZ Groeninge is a large teaching hospital, affiliated with the Flemish KU Leuven Hospital network, in the Belgian city Kortrijk. The hospital is the result of a merger of four hospitals in Kortrijk and is in number of beds -in its current form- the fifth largest hospital system in Belgium. The -in 2017 opened- new 1000+ hospital bed facility at the Kennedylaan is one of the largest hospital sites in Belgium.