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Schinveld
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Schinveld
Total population
4,742
Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Schinveld is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen.
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History
The village was first mentioned in 1180 as "in uilla Schinneuelt". The etymology is unclear. Schinveld developed in the Late Middle Ages at the intersection of roads. In the early-20th century, it became a mining town. The Catholic St Eligius church is a basilica-like church in Gothic Revival style with a large tower which was built in 1889 and 1890. The tower from around 1500 was completed and enlarged in 1902. Huize Heijenhoven is an estate enclosed with a moat from the late-14th century which received its current shape around 1753. In the 19th century, it was converted into a farm. Between 1976 and 1985, it was restored and converted into a restaurant. and served as its capital. In 2019, it was merged into Beekdaelen.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
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Wildlife & biodiversity
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Notable people from here
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Nearby places in Limburg
- Bingelrade1.6 mi away · pop. 826
- Jabeek1.8 mi away · pop. 707
- Brunssum1.9 mi away · pop. 28,358
- Merkelbeek2.2 mi away · pop. 1,585
- Doenrade3.1 mi away · pop. 1,123
- Amstenrade3.1 mi away · pop. 2,673
- Oirsbeek3.3 mi away · pop. 3,734
- Hommert3.6 mi away · pop. 1,080
- Vaesrade4.1 mi away · pop. 997
- Schinnen4.4 mi away · pop. 2,693
- Puth4.8 mi away · pop. 2,006
- Landgraaf4.8 mi away · pop. 37,456
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Events
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Official Identifiers
CBS — Statistics Netherlands
- CBS code
- 0963
- Population (Wikidata)
- 674
- Wikidata
- Q1961936
Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
- • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382