racetrack
Circuit Zolder
A Belgian circuit tragically linked to Gilles Villeneuve's death in 1982, with a rich history in Formula 1 and touring car racing.
17 km · about 20 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Kortessem is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Wellen, 21km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Kortessem is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 8,042, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kortessem sits in Belgium, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Brussels time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kortessem to your route.
Kortessem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɔrtəsɛm]; Limburgish: Kotsoeve) 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.
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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.
Kortessem has been part of Hasselt since January 1, 2025.
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Kortessem is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.8589 latitude, 5.3897 longitude.
Kortessem has a population of approximately 8,042 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
A Belgian circuit tragically linked to Gilles Villeneuve's death in 1982, with a rich history in Formula 1 and touring car racing.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
21 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.
31 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.
48 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
The first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany, built by Charlemagne as his palatine chapel in the 9th century.
50 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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