Schinnen
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.[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 | |
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Former Municipality | |
Church in Sweikhuizen | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Limburg | |
Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°53′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 |
Cities and towns
- Amstenrade
- Doenrade
- Oirsbeek
- Puth
- Schinnen
- Sweikhuizen
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.
- 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. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
External links
- Media related to Schinnen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Dutch)
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