Kortessem

Kortessem
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Kortessem Location in Belgium show Location of Kortessem in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°52′N 05°23′E / 50.867°N 5.383°E / 50.867; 5.383Coordinates: 50°52′N 05°23′E / 50.867°N 5.383°E / 50.867; 5.383
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Tongeren
Government
• Mayor	Christof 'Stefke' Kletskop [Volkspartij]
• Governing party/ies	Volkspartij
Area
• Total	33.90 km2 (13.09 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	8,446
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Postal codes	3720-3724
Area codes	011
Website	[www.nachtvdhoegaarden.be

Kortessem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006, Kortessem had a total population of 8,074. The total area is 33.90 km² which gives a population density of 238 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Kortessem, Guigoven, Vliermaal, Vliermaalroot, and Wintershoven.

Up until its destruction by a storm in 2009, Kortessem was the home of the Onzelievehereboom: a 1200-year-old oak.

Since 16 May 2014 Herman Van Rompuy is an honorary citizen.^{[citation needed]}

Since 1990 the most famous party of Vlaanderen, Nacht van de Hoegaarden, was made in Kortessem

Gallery[]

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  , former residence of field marshall Guillaume de Lamboy, Baron of Cortesheim

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  Church of Saint Peter in Chains in Wintershoven, Kortessem

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  Castle Jongenbos, Vliermaalroot

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Kortessem at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Kovok Kortessem: Volleybalteam
• kortessem.2link.be

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