Schinnen

Schinnen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxɪnə(n)] (listen); Limburgish: Sjènne [ˈʃɛnə]) is a village and a former municipality in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. It is 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]

Schinnen
Sjènne
Village and former municipality
Church in Sweikhuizen
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Coat of arms
Schinnen
Location in the Netherlands
Schinnen
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°53′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityBeekdaelen
Merged2019
Area
[1]
 • Total2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
71 m (233 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,545
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6365[1]
Area code046

Cities and towns

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Schinnen, June 2015

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 6365BK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  3. http://www.usagschinnen.eur.army.mil/sites/about/mission.asp
  4. http://www.alfa-bier.nl/en/index.htm
  5. "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.
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