The Broel Towers (Dutch: Broeltorens) are a listed monument and a landmark in the Belgian city of Kortrijk (Courtrai).
The Southern tower, also known as the Speyetoren, was built in 1385 to control the traffic on the river Lys.
This tower was part of the fortified fence of the first medieval castle of the Counts of Flanders.
Most of the fortifications in Kortrijk were ordered to be destroyed by Vauban in 1683, a period in which the French and the Spanish armies repeatedly fought over control of the region.
This statue of the patron saint of the drowned has, ironically, fallen into the river Lys on several occasions due to warfare in the city.