Kortessem
Appearance
Kortessem | |
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Country | Belgium |
Community | Flemish Community |
Region | Flemish Region |
Province | Limburg |
Arrondissement | Tongeren |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hugo Philtjens (VLD) |
• Governing party/ies | VLD |
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 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.
Gallery
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Church of Saint Peter in Chains in Wintershoven, Kortessem
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Castle Jongenbos, Vliermaalroot
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
- Media related to Kortessem at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Kovok Kortessem: Volleybalteam
- kortessem.2link.be