Schinnen

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Schinnen
Flag of Schinnen
flag 		Coat of arms of the place Schinnen
coat of arms
province Limburg Limburg
local community Flag of the municipality of Beekdaelen 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 Coordinates: 50 ° 57 '  N , 5 ° 53'  E
height 95  m NAP
Important traffic route A76 E314 N276
prefix 046
Postcodes 6155, 6174, 6365, 6436, 6438-6439
Website Homepage of Schinnen
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Church of St. Dionysius in Schinnen

Schinnen ( listen ? / I ; 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 . Audio file / audio sample

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:

  1. ↑ Partly in the community of Sittard-Geleen
  2. ↑ 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

Local elections 2014
 %
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
42.6
33.2
13.7
10.5
VG
Gains and losses
compared to 2010
 % p
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
+2.9
+3.5
+0.7
-7.2
VG

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
a Due to the incorporation of Amstenrade and Oirsbeek into Schinnen on January 1, 1982, the municipal council elections took place in 1981.
b The Groep CALS became part of the VernieuwingsGroep in the 2010 municipal council elections.
c In 1982 the Lijst Heijnen ran as "Lijst Simons".

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
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

Commons : Schinnen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed January 1, 2019 (Dutch)
  2. ↑ a b Twaalf herindelingen. In: Rijksoverheid. July 10, 2018, accessed August 25, 2018 (Dutch).
  3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2010 2014 , accessed on August 25, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1981–2002 2006 2010 2014 , accessed on August 25, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Herindelingen In: Kiesraad , accessed on August 25, 2018 (Dutch)
  6. ^ College van B&W Gemeente Schinnen, accessed on August 25, 2018 (Dutch)
  7. ↑ Burgemeester Frissen Gemeente Schinnen, accessed on August 25, 2018 (Dutch)