Schinnen
Sjènne | |
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Village and former municipality | |
Church in Sweikhuizen | |
Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°53′E / 50.950°N 5.883°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Municipality | Beekdaelen |
Merged | 2019 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi) |
Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,545 |
• Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 6365[1] |
Area code | 046 |
Schinnen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxɪnə(n)] ; Limburgish: Sjènne [ˈʃɛnə]) is a village and a former municipality in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. It was home to US Army Garrison Schinnen, a support base for US personnel assigned to nearby Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum.[3] It is also the location of Alfa Brewery, the only brewery in the Netherlands that uses an officially certified underground spring.[4] In 2019, it merged with Nuth and Onderbanken to form Beekdaelen.[5]
Cities and towns
[edit]- Amstenrade
- Doenrade
- Oirsbeek
- Puth
- Schinnen
- Sweikhuizen
Topography
[edit]Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Schinnen, June 2015
Notable people
[edit]- Hans Erkens (born 1952), AFC Ajax footballer
- Frans Körver (born 1937), footballer
- Henk van der Linden (1925–2021), film director
- G. M. Nijssen (born 1938), computer scientist
- Henri Ritzen (1892–1976), painter
- Theo Rutten (1899–1980), politician and minister
- Julie Zwarthoed (born 1994), ice hockey player
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6365BK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Army Garrison Benelux (Schinnen)". Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Gemeenteraad Beekdaelen beëdigd in gemeentehuis Nuth" [Town council of Beekdaelen sworn in at Nuth municipality office] (in Dutch). 1Limburg. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
External links
[edit]Media related to Schinnen at Wikimedia Commons