Kortessem | |
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Coordinates: 50°52′N 05°23′E / 50.867°N 5.383°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | Flemish Community |
Region | Flemish Region |
Province | Limburg |
Arrondissement | Tongeren |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tom Thijsen (CD&V) |
• Governing party/ies | CD&V, N-VA |
Area | |
• Total | 33.99 km2 (13.12 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 8,446 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 3720-3724 |
NIS code | 73040 |
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.[citation needed]
Since 1990 the most famous party of Vlaanderen, Nacht van de Hoegaarden, was made in Kortessem