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Tower of Meppel

Meppel is a town and a municipality in the north east of the Netherlands (in the province Drenthe). On January 1, 2007 it had about 31,063 inhabitants. It has a density of 558/km² (1,445.2/sq mi). The timezone in Meppel is CET.

History

Meppel received city rights in 1644. It is the oldest town of Drenthe.

In the World War II almost all the Jews of Meppel were killed. 232 of the 250 were killed, so 18 survived it. Now there is a monument in Meppel for all those who died.

Municipality

These are the cities in the municipality of Meppel.

City Population of 1 January 2004
Meppel 26.380
Nijeveen 2660
Kolderveen 250
Kolderveense Bovenboer 140
Rogat 130
Nijeveense Bovenboer 120

Images for kids

  • Meppel-plaats-OpenTopo

    2014 topographic map of the city of Meppel

  • Fresco Louise Foto Henk Thomas

    Louise Fresco

  • Petrus Kiers (1807-1875)

    Petrus Kiers

  • MeppelStadsomroeper2020

    Statue in the city centre

  • Stadhuis (city hall) Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands - 20100306

    City Hall

  • Meppel, molen de Weert RM526385 met andere twee molens op de achtergrond IMG 2886 2018-04-20 17.43

    Windmill (Molen de Weert)

  • Meppel, twee ophaalbruggen foto1 2011-05-21 11.36

    Two drawbridges

  • Meppel, het beurtscheepje de Vereeniging III bij het Oosteinde met twee ophaalbruggen foto6 2016-04-09 09.18

    Ship the Vereeniging III

  • Meppel, de watertoren PM1-0171 IMG 2121 2018-04-07 16.35

    Watertower

  • Historisch Centrum Meppel

    Historical Centre of Meppel

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Meppel para niños

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