Beguinage of Kortrijk

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The Beguinage of Kortrijk is a historic, UNESCO-listed medieval courtyard complex in Kortrijk, Belgium, that once housed a semi-monastic community of lay religious women known as beguines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf beguinage
historic site
country Belgium
culturalSignificance example of urban religious community for women in medieval Flanders
part of the tradition of beguinages in the Low Countries
currentUse residential area
tourist attraction
foundedAs community for beguines
governingBody City of Kortrijk NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalStyle Baroque architecture NERFINISHED
Flemish architecture
medieval architecture
hasCoordinateLocation 50.828°N 3.266°E
hasHeritageNumber Belgian heritage register ID for Kortrijk beguinage
hasOfficialName Begijnhof Kortrijk NERFINISHED
Begijnhof Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Engelen NERFINISHED
hasPart church
conventual buildings
courtyard
gatehouse
rows of small houses
hasProtectionStatus protected monument
heritageDesignation Protected heritage site in Belgium
UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 13th century
languageOfName Dutch
locatedIn Flanders
Kortrijk NERFINISHED
West Flanders NERFINISHED
historic city centre of Kortrijk NERFINISHED
locatedNear Church of Saint Martin, Kortrijk NERFINISHED
Kortrijk city hall NERFINISHED
locatedOn Begijnhofstraat, Kortrijk NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
partOf Flemish Béguinages NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
significantEvent included in UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOCriteria (ii)
(iii)
UNESCOSiteId 855-006
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf UNESCO World Heritage Site "Flemish Béguinages" NERFINISHED
usedFor housing beguines
religious life of lay women
semi-monastic community life

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Kortrijk hasLandmark Beguinage of Kortrijk
Lier hasHeritageDesignation Beguinage of Kortrijk
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Beguinage)
Broel Towers near Beguinage of Kortrijk
this entity surface form: Begijnhofpark Kortrijk