Grote Markt, Central marketplace in Kortrijk, Belgium

Grote Markt is the central square of Kortrijk, given its L-shaped plan by the medieval castle that bordered its eastern side. At its centre stands the Belfry, first mentioned in 1307, a stone tower with a square base, a projecting clock face and a slender dark spire. The square is lined with buildings including the late-Gothic town hall of 1417.

Grote Markt took its present form in 1899, when the old Cloth Halls around the Belfry were demolished and the Pottenmarkt, Kledermarkt, Fruitmarkt, Eiermarkt and Zuivelmarkt were merged into one square. The Belfry itself is first mentioned in 1307. The square's curved eastern side follows the boundary of the first count's castle from the early Middle Ages.

The central belfry has been a symbol of the city for centuries and shapes how people experience the square today. A memorial honors those lost in World War I and creates a place of reflection within the busy marketplace.

The square is largely car-free since the 1999–2000 redesign by Bernardo Secchi and Paola Vigano, and it connects directly to the Korte Steenstraat, Leiestraat and Lange Steenstraat shopping streets. A food and clothes market fills the square every Monday from 8:00 to 13:00.

The square's L-shaped plan, with its curved eastern side, follows the outline of the medieval Castle of Kortrijk that once bordered it. The castle is gone, but its line survives in the paving. The belfry in the middle was already recorded in 1307, long before the square took this form in 1899.