Schinnen
flag |
coat of arms |
province | Limburg |
local community | Beekdaelen |
Area - land - water |
24.12 km 2 24.06 km 2 0.06 km 2 |
Residents | 12,781 (Sep 30, 2018) |
Coordinates | 50 ° 57 ' N , 5 ° 53' E |
height | 95 m NAP |
Important traffic route | |
prefix | 046 |
Postcodes | 6155, 6174, 6365, 6436, 6438-6439 |
Website | Homepage of Schinnen |
Schinnen ( Limburgish Sjènne ) was a Dutch municipality in the province of Limburg . The municipality was part of the De Graven landscape park. On January 1, 2019, Schinnen merged with Nuth and Onderbanken to form the new municipality of Beekdaelen .
;Alfa beer comes from Schinnen and is brewed in the Thull district .
Legends
There are many stories about the name Schinnen. The old Roman name of Schinnen is said to be "Sunici". But there is also a myth that Emperor Charlemagne lost his bearings on one of his trips. Suddenly he saw a light shining (shimmering) and shimmering ( shimmering ) far away . As a thank you for finding the way again, Charlemagne wanted to build a chapel in the place where he saw both lights.
Villages and places
Dutch name | Limburg name | Population (as of January 1, 2018) |
---|---|---|
Oirsbeek | Oeësjbik | 3,615 |
Schinnen | Sjènne | 1,550 |
Puth | Poeth | 1,985 |
Amstenrade | Awstroa | 1,710 |
Daniken | Thanks | 50 |
Groot-Doenrade | Groot-Doonder | 1.105 |
Hommert | Hómmert | 1,070 |
Sweikhuizen | Zjweikese | 565 |
Thull | Thöl | 140 |
Klein-Doenrade | Little Doonder | 150 |
Remarks:
- ↑ Partly in the community of Sittard-Geleen
- ↑ Partly in the community of Nuth
politics
fusion
On January 1, 2019, Schinnen merged with Nuth and Onderbanken to form the new municipality of Beekdaelen .
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
The municipal council has been formed as follows since 1981:
Political party | Seats | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1981 a | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | |
VernieuwingsGroep | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4th | 6th | 6th |
CDA | 7th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 5 | 4th | 5 |
VVD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
PvdA | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Groep CALS b | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
D66 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Zes Kerkdorpen | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Politiek Kollektief '81 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lijst Heijnen c | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Right voor Schinnen '86 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lijst Kusters | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Amstenraads Politiek Appèl | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
total | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th |
Due to the merger on January 1, 2019, the citizens of the communities of Nuth, Onderbanken and Schinnen elected the council of the new community of Beekdaelen on November 21, 2018.
- Remarks
College of Mayors and Aldermen
The following people belong to the last college of the community of Schinnen, which existed from 2014 to 2018:
- mayor
- Léon Frissen ( CDA ) (acting) (Appointed: September 17, 2015)
- Alderman
- Karel Wolff (VernieuwingsGroep)
- Roy van der Broek (CDA)
- Jeannette Quadvlieg-van Dam (VernieuwingsGroep)
- Peter Janssen (CDA)
- Community Secretary
- Rob Roelofs
Attractions
The castles Amstenrade , Doenrade and Terborgh are located in the municipality of Schinnen .
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed January 1, 2019 (Dutch)
- ↑ a b Twaalf herindelingen. In: Rijksoverheid. July 10, 2018, accessed August 25, 2018 (Dutch).
- ↑ Result of the local elections: 2010 2014 , accessed on August 25, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1981–2002 2006 2010 2014 , accessed on August 25, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Herindelingen In: Kiesraad , accessed on August 25, 2018 (Dutch)
- ^ College van B&W Gemeente Schinnen, accessed on August 25, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Burgemeester Frissen Gemeente Schinnen, accessed on August 25, 2018 (Dutch)