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Kortessem

Flag of Kortessem

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Coat of arms of Kortessem

Coat of arms

Location of Kortessem

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Kortessem is located in Belgium

Kortessem

Kortessem

Location in Belgium

Location of Kortessem in Limburg

Coordinates: 50°52′N 05°23′E / 50.867°N 5.383°E
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
Province Limburg
ArrondissementTongeren
Government
 • MayorTom Thijsen (CD&V)
 • Governing party/iesCD&V, N-VA
Area

• Total

33.99 km2 (13.12 sq mi)
Population

 (2018-01-01)[1]

• Total

8,446
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Postal codes

3720-3724

NIS code

73040

Area codes011
Websitewww.kortessem.be

Kortessem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɔrtəsɛm]; Limburgish: Kotsoeve) 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.[2]

  • Dessener Castle, former residence of Field Marshal Guillaume de Lamboy, Baron of Cortesheim

  • Church of Saint Peter in Chains in Wintershoven, Kortessem

    Church of Saint Peter in Chains in Wintershoven, Kortessem

  • Castle Jongenbos, Vliermaalroot

    Castle Jongenbos, Vliermaalroot

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ Croes, Francis (17 May 2014). "Herman Van Rompuy ereburger van Kortessem". Het Belang van Limburg.