Schin op Geul (,

Limburgish Limburgish ( li, Limburgs or ; nl, Limburgs ; german: Limburgisch ; french: Limbourgeois ), also called Limburgan, Limburgian, or Limburgic, is a West Germanic language spoken in the Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg (Netherlands), L ...

: ''Sjin'') is a village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province of

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. It is located in the municipality of

Valkenburg aan de Geul Valkenburg aan de Geul (; li, Valkeberg ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the southeastern Dutch Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. The name refers to the central town in the ...

, about 3 km southeast of the town of Valkenburg.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

History

The village was first mentioned in the middle of the 11th century as de Schina. The etymology is unclear. Schin op Geul used to belong to the . The Catholic St Maurice Church is a three aisled basilica-like church. It contains elements which are probably from the 11th century. The tower and the north aisle collapsed in 1762 and were rebuilt in 1768. In 1926, the choir was rebuilt. Schin op Geul was home to 92 people in 1840. In 1853, the Schin op Geul railway station opened on the

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Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

railway line. In 1915, a railway line to

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was added. The line to Aachen closed in 1992. It served by

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Schin op Geul was a separate municipality until 1940, when it was merged with Valkenburg. In 1982, it became part of the municipality of

. In 2004 it was the venue for the

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Gallery

File:Schin op Geul (2407841076).jpg, View on Schin op Geul File:Schin op Geul-Graafstraat 16 (4).JPG, Farm in Schin op Geul File:Schin op Geul-brug over de Geul (1).jpg, Street view File:Station Schin op Geul (2008).JPG, Railway station

Notable people

* Frans van Balkom, footballer and manager (1939–2015) * Hans Coumans, painter (1943–1986)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schin Op Geul Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Valkenburg aan de Geul