Messel

Messel is a municipality in the district of in near in . The village is first mentioned, as Masilla, in the Lorsch codex.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Messel Pit and Fossilien- und Heimatmuseum Messel.

Protected area
Photo: Wilson44691, Public domain.
The is a fossil preservation site in , central , dated to the Eocene epoch. The fossil-bearing rock unit is a geologic formation named the Messel Formation; its geographic range is restricted to the .

Museum
Photo: Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Railway station
Photo: ArnoNymos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bulau.

Village
Photo: Kleevayne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Messel.

Messel

Latitude
49.9383° or 49° 56′ 18″ north
Longitude
8.7406° or 8° 44′ 26″ east
Population
4,220
Elevation
177 metres (581 feet)
Open location code
8FXCWPQR+86
Geo­Names ID
6553167
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