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
Former Municipality
Church in Sweikhuizen
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°53′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityBeekdaelen
Merged2019
Area
 • Total24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi)
 • Land24.06 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
 • Water0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Elevation71 m (233 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6155, 6174, 6365, 6436–6439
Area code046
Websitewww.schinnen.nl

Cities and towns

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Schinnen, June 2015

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  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. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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