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]
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 (1937-2024), 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
- Julie Zwarthoed (born 1994), ice hockey player
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6365BK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Army Garrison Benelux (Schinnen)". Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "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
Media related to Schinnen at Wikimedia Commons
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