Schinnen

Schinnen

*Sjènne*
Schinnen ; Sjènne
Former Municipality
	Church in Sweikhuizen
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Limburg
	Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°53′E / 50.950°N 5.883°ECoordinates: 50°57′N 5°53′E / 50.950°N 5.883°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Beekdaelen
Merged	2019
Area
• Total	24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi)
• Land	24.06 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
• Water	0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Elevation	71 m (233 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6155, 6174, 6365, 6436–6439
Area code	046
Website	www.schinnen.nl

Schinnen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxɪnə(n)] (listen); Limburgish: Sjènne) is a town and was a 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.^[4] It is also the location of Alfa Brewery, the only brewery in the Netherlands that uses an officially certified underground spring.^[5] In 2019, it merged with Nuth and Onderbanken to form Beekdaelen.^[6]

Cities and towns[]

Topography[]

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Schinnen, June 2015

References[]

^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 6365BK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ http://www.usagschinnen.eur.army.mil/sites/about/mission.asp
^ http://www.alfa-bier.nl/en/index.htm
^ "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[]

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Official website (in Dutch)

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[1] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 6365BK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

[3] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[4] ttp://www.usagschinnen.eur.army.mil/sites/about/mission.asp

[5] ttp://www.alfa-bier.nl/en/index.htm

[6] "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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Schinnen Sjènne
Former Municipality
Church in Sweikhuizen
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°53′E / 50.950°N 5.883°E / 50.950; 5.883Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°53′E / 50.950°N 5.883°E / 50.950; 5.883
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Beekdaelen
Merged	2019
Area ^[1]
• Total	24.12 km² (9.31 sq mi)
• Land	24.06 km² (9.29 sq mi)
• Water	0.06 km² (0.02 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	71 m (233 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6155, 6174, 6365, 6436–6439
Area code	046
Website	www.schinnen.nl