Kortessem

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.
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