Meppen
Meppen is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. Meppen was first mentioned around 1335. The etymology is unknown.- Type: Village with 375 residents
- Description: village in Coevorden, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Meppen, Coevorden”
- Postal code: 7855
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jantina Hellingmolen and Hervormde Kerk, Oosterhesselen.
Jantina Hellingmolen
Windmill
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
Jantina Hellingmolen is a smock mill in Aalden, Netherlands. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 41518.
Hervormde Kerk, Oosterhesselen
Church
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hervormde Kerk, Oosterhesselen is a church, which is situated 3 km southeast of Meppen.
De Klencke
House
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
De Klencke is a house, which is situated 4 km southeast of Meppen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aalden and Zweeloo.
Aalden
Village
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
Aalden is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.
Zweeloo
Village
Photo: Pa3ems, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zweeloo is a village in the municipality of Coevorden, located in the province of Drenthe, in northeastern Netherlands. Zweeloo was a separate municipality from 1819 to 1998, when it was merged with Coevorden. Zweeloo is situated 2½ km northeast of Meppen.
Oosterhesselen
Village
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
Oosterhesselen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Coevorden, about 9 km north of the city. Oosterhesselen was a separate municipality between 1819 and 1998, when it was merged with Coevorden. Oosterhesselen is situated 3½ km southeast of Meppen.
Meppen
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Coevorden, Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.78127° or 52° 46′ 53″ northLongitude
6.69589° or 6° 41′ 45″ eastPopulation
375Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
9F48QMJW+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 11537046006OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2750944Wikidata ID
Q2770065
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Meppen” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Meppen”
- Cebuano: “Meppen”
- Chinese: “Meppen”
- Dutch: “Meppen (Drenthe)”
- Dutch: “Meppen”
- French: “Meppen”
- Irish: “Meppen”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Meppen”
- Ukrainian: “Меппен”
- Western Frisian: “Meppen”
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