Kortessem
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
Gallery
- Dessener Castle, former residence of Field Marshal Guillaume de Lamboy, Baron of Cortesheim
- Church of Saint Peter in Chains in Wintershoven, Kortessem
- 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
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