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Kortessem
Flag of Kortessem
Coat of arms of Kortessem
Location of Kortessem
Map
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceLimburg
ArrondissementTongeren
Government
 • MayorHugo Philtjens (VLD)
 • Governing party/iesVLD
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 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.

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.