Schinnen

Schinnen

*Sjènne*
Schinnen Sjènne
Village and former municipality
	Church in Sweikhuizen
	Flag Coat of arms
	Schinnen Location in the Netherlands Schinnen Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
	Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°53′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)
• Total	1,545
• Density	655/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6365
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 the municipality of Beekdaelen.^[5]

Elevation

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71 m (233 ft)

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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	655/km² (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6365^[1]
Area code	046