Kortessem

Kortessem
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Kortessem Location in Belgium
Location of Kortessem in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°52′N 05°23′E / 50.867°N 5.383°E / 50.867; 5.383Coordinates: 50°52′N 05°23′E / 50.867°N 5.383°E / 50.867; 5.383
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Tongeren
Government
• Mayor	Hugo Philtjens (VLD)
• Governing party/ies	VLD
Area
• Total	33.90 km2 (13.09 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	8,359
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Postal codes	3720-3724
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.

Church of Saint Peter in Chains in Wintershoven, Kortessem

Castle Jongenbos, Vliermaalroot