Onzelievehereboom was the name of a 1200-year-old

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Kortessem Kortessem (; li, 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 inhabit ...

, Belgium, dedicated by popular piety to ''Onze Lieve Here'', "Our Dear Lord". It was believed to be the

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when it was overthrown by a storm 18 July 2009. Lieveherenboom

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