Cortessem

Cortessem
Cortessem
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	Limburg
District :	Tongeren
Coordinates :	50 ° 52 '  N , 5 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 52 '  N , 5 ° 23'  E
Area :	33.90 km²
Residents:	8442 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	249 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	3720 (Kortessem) 3721 (Vliermaalroot) 3722 (Wintershoven) 3723 (Guigoven) 3724 (Vliermaal)
Prefix:	011, 012
Mayor:	Tom Thijsen ( CD&V )
Local government address :	Kerkplein 11 3720 Kortessem
Website:	www.kortessem.be

Kortessem ( Limburgish : Kotsoeve) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt . Since the territorial reform (January 1, 1977), the municipality has consisted of six districts Kortessem, Wintershoven, Guigoven, Vliermaal, Vliermaalroot and Zammelen. The community has 8,442 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

Attractions

• The largest sequoia tree in Belgian Limburg grows in the castle park next to the Mozaïek cultural center .
• The Romanesque-Gothic Sint-Pieterskerk
• The "Onzelieveherenboom", a thousand-year-old oak, stands on the community boundary to Wellen.

Web links

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