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
Flag Coat of arms
Schinnen Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Schinnen Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°53′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Beekdaelen
Merged	2019
Area [1]
• Total	2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	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

Cities and towns

• Amstenrade
• Doenrade
• Oirsbeek
• Puth
• Schinnen
• Sweikhuizen

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Schinnen, June 2015

Notable people

• Hans Erkens (born 1952), AFC Ajax footballer
• Frans Körver (born 1937), footballer
• Henk van der Linden (1925–2021), film director
• G. M. Nijssen (born 1938), computer scientist
• Henri Ritzen (1892–1976), painter
• Theo Rutten (1899–1980), politician and minister

References

External links

• Media related to Schinnen at Wikimedia Commons

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