Kortessem

Kortessem
Municipality
File: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 Location of Kortessem in Limburg File:Kortessem Limburg Belgium Map.svg
Coordinates: 50°52′N 05°23′E
Country	Belgium
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)
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.

Gallery

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

External links

• File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Kortessem at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• kortessem.2link.be