Schin op Geul

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Schin op Geul (Template:IPA, Limburgish: Sjin) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, about 3 km southeast of the town of Valkenburg.<ref name='ANWB'>ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.</ref>

History

The village was first mentioned in the middle of the 11th century as de Schina. The etymology is unclear.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Schin op Geul used to belong to the Template:Ill.<ref name="monument">Template:Cite book</ref>

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.<ref name="monument"/>

Schin op Geul was home to 92 people in 1840.<ref name="plaats"/> In 1853, the Schin op Geul railway station opened on the Aachen to Maastricht railway line. In 1915, a railway line to Heerlen was added. The line to Aachen closed in 1992.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It served by Veolia

Schin op Geul was a separate municipality until 1940, when it was merged with Valkenburg.<ref>Template:Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten</ref> In 1982, it became part of the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.<ref name="plaats">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2004 it was the venue for the Linuxbierwanderung.