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Kortessem
Municipality
Kerkvliermaal 24-02-2008 16-02-32.jpg
Flag of Kortessem
Flag
 Coat of arms of Kortessem
Coat of arms
Kortessem is located in Belgium
Kortessem
Kortessem
Location in Belgium
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province Limburg
Arrondissement Tongeren
Area
 • Total 33.90 km2 (13.09 sq mi)
Population
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Postal codes
3720-3724
Area codes 011
Website www.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.

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  • Dessener1

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

  • Wintershoven - Sint-Pietersbandenkerk

    Church of Saint Peter in Chains in Wintershoven, Kortessem

  • Kasteel van Jongenbos, Vliermaalroot, België

    Castle Jongenbos, Vliermaalroot

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