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Kortessem

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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.Since 1990 the most famous party of Vlaanderen, Nacht van de Hoegaarden, was made in Kortessem

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Kapelstraat 39
3720 (Kortessem)
Limburg, Belgium
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