Country Belgium Area codes 011 Area code 011 | Postal codes 3720-3724 Website www.kortessem.be Local time Friday 3:12 PM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind W at 24 km/h, 49% Humidity Governing party Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten |
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.
Map of Kortessem, Belgium
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
Kortessem Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA