Schinnen
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Schinnen Sjènne |
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Church in Sweikhuizen
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.svg) Location in Limburg |
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| Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°53′E / 50.950°N 5.883°ECoordinates: 50°57′N 5°53′E / 50.950°N 5.883°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Limburg | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Léon Frissen (acting) (CDA) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 24.06 km2 (9.29 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) | ||
| Population (February 2017) | |||
| • Total | 12,962 | ||
| • Density | 539/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 6155, 6174, 6365, 6436–6439 | ||
| Area code | 046 | ||
| Website | www |
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Schinnen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxɪnə(n)]; Limburgish: Sjènne) is a municipality and a town 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. It is also the location of Alfa Brewery, the only brewery in the Netherlands that uses an officially certified underground spring.
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Schinnen, June 2015
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