Kortessem

Template:Infobox Belgium municipality Kortessem ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langx) is a former 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 former municipality consisted 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Kortessem has been part of Hasselt since January 1, 2025.<ref>Lopende fusietrajecten 2019-2024, Vlaanderen</ref>

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