Schinnen

Schinnen (Sjènne ) 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. It is also the location of Alfa Brewery, the only brewery in the Netherlands that uses an officially certified underground spring. In 2019, it merged with Nuth and Onderbanken to form Beekdaelen.

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
 * Julie Zwarthoed (born 1994), ice hockey player