Meppel

Meppel is a city in the southernmost point of the province of . The city has a regional function for neighbouring Southwest Drenthe and the Kop van .
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  • Type: Town with 29,000 residents
  • Description: city and municipality in the Netherlands
  • Postal codes: 7941-7944 and 7948

Places of Interest

Highlights include Meppel railway station and Drukkerijmuseum (Meppel).

Railway station
Meppel is a railway station in Meppel, . The station opened on 1 October 1867 and is on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway and Meppel–Groningen railway. Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Staphorst and Ruinerwold.

Town
is a town, which is situated 5 km south of Meppel.

Village
is a village in the province of . It is located in the municipality of , about 6 km northeast of Meppel. is situated 4½ km northeast of Meppel.

Village
is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of Meppel, and lies about 5 km northwest of Meppel. is situated 5 km northwest of Meppel.

Meppel

Latitude
52.6938° or 52° 41′ 38″ north
Longitude
6.1978° or 6° 11′ 52″ east
Population
29,000
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL MEP
Open location code
9F48M5VX+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47214961
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2750947
Wiki­data ID
Q60425
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Meppel” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Meppel
  • Albanian: Meppel
  • Arabic: ميبل
  • Armenian: Մեպել
  • Asturian: Meppel
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  • Cebuano: Gemeente Meppel
  • Chinese: Meppel
  • Chinese: 梅珀尔
  • Chinese: 梅珀爾
  • Croatian: Meppel
  • Danish: Meppel
  • Dutch: Gemeente Meppel
  • Dutch: Meppel
  • Egyptian Arabic: ميبل
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  • German: Meppel
  • Hebrew: מפל
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  • Japanese: メッペル
  • Korean: 메펄
  • Kurdish: Meppel
  • Limburgan: Meppel
  • Lithuanian: Mepelis
  • Low German: Meppel
  • Low German: Möppelt
  • Low German: Möppelte
  • Luxembourgish: Meppel
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  • Northern Frisian: Meppel (Gemeend)
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  • Occitan (post 1500): Meppel
  • Persian: مپل
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  • Russian: Меппел
  • Russian: Меппелт
  • Saterfriesisch: Meppel
  • Scottish Gaelic: Meppel
  • Serbo-Croatian: Meppel
  • Slovenian: Meppel
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  • Ukrainian: Меппель
  • Venetian: Meppel
  • Vietnamese: Meppel
  • Volapük: Meppel
  • Waray (Philippines): Meppel
  • Western Frisian: Meppel
  • Zeeuws: Meppel

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