Schinnen
Sjènne | |
---|---|
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]
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Schinnen, June 2015
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Schinnen
Sjènne | |
---|---|
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]
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Schinnen, June 2015
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cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link)