Eastern Netherlands
Gelderland
Oude IJsselstreek

Megchelen

Megchelen is a village in the province of . It is a tiny hook of land surrounded on three sides by the German border in the municipality of , about 7 km southeast of the town of on the Zwanenburgseweg.
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  • Type: Village with 1,020 residents
  • Description: village in Oude IJsselstreek, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Mechelen”
  • Postal code: 7078

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Martinuskerk and Heilig Hartbeeld.

Church
Photo: Ziko, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a church.

Work of art
Photo: Haagschebluf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a work of art.

Building
Photo: Ziko, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anholt and Gendringen.

Village
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is a former town in in the State of . Since 1975, it is part of the municipality of . Its population is 3,360. is situated 2½ km east of Megchelen.

Village
Photo: Ziko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the province of . It is in the municipality of , about 12 km southeast of and 20 km northwest of the German city . is situated 4 km north of Megchelen.

Village
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is a town in the , in , . It is located on the river Issel, near the border of the , and approximately 10 km west of . is situated 5 km east of Megchelen.

Megchelen

Latitude
51.83825° or 51° 50′ 18″ north
Longitude
6.39217° or 6° 23′ 32″ east
Population
1,020
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL MEG
Open location code
9F38R9QR+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5067356961
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2751004
Wiki­data ID
Q3112485
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Satellite Map

Discover Megchelen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Megchelen” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Megchelen”
  • Asturian: “Megchelen”
  • Bulgarian: “Мегчелен”
  • Catalan: “Megchelen”
  • Cebuano: “Megchelen”
  • Chinese: “Megchelen”
  • Dutch: “Megchelen”
  • French: “Megchelen”
  • German: “Megchelen”
  • Irish: “Megchelen”
  • Low German: “Megchelen”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Megchelen”
  • Persian: “مگچلن”
  • Russian: “Мехелен”
  • Ukrainian: “Мегхелен”
  • Zeeuws: “Megchelen”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Megchelen”. Photo: Agnes Monkelbaan, CC BY-SA 4.0.