Kortrijk, Netherlands

Kortrijk is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht and lies about 10 km northwest of Utrecht.

Kortrijk
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 52.1588°N 4.9825°E / 52.1588; 4.9825
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Stichtse Vecht
Area [1]
• Total	4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	155
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3621[1]
Dialing code	0346

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1217 as Kurtryke, and named after Kortrijk in Belgium. It likely began as a peat excavation colony in the 11th century.^[2] Postal authorities have placed Kortrijk under Breukelen.^[3] The hamlet does not have place name signs. In 1840, it had a population of 32 people.^[4]