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Meppen
Sign in to saveMeppen (; Northern Low Saxon: Möppen) is a town in and the seat of the Emsland district of Lower Saxony, Germany, at the confluence of the Ems, Hase, and Nordradde rivers and the Dortmund–Ems Canal (DEK). The name stems from the word Mappe, meaning "delta".
Meppen is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, that serves as the administrative center of the Emsland district and is located where three rivers and a major canal meet. The town's name comes from the word "Mappe," which refers to a delta, reflecting its geographic position at the confluence of the Ems, Hase, and Nordradde rivers and the Dortmund–Ems Canal.
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Key facts
- German location.name
- Meppen
- German location.German_name
- Möppen (Northern Low Saxon)
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Meppen COA.svg
- German location.image_photo
- Historia urbodomo Meppen 4.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Town hall
- German location.image_plan
- Meppen in EL.svg
- German location.state
- Niedersachsen
- German location.district
- Emsland
- German location.elevation
- 14
- German location.area
- 188.4
- German location.postal_code
- 49716
- German location.area_code
- 05931
- German location.licence
- EL
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 03 4 54 035
- German location.divisions
- 7 Stadtteile and 13 villages
- German location.website
- www.meppen.de
- German location.mayor
- Helmut Knurbein
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Meppen
- Population
- 36137
- Area
- 188.4
- Elevation
- 15
- Official website
- www.meppen.de
- Image
- Historia urbodomo Meppen 2.jpg
- Dialing code
- 05931
- Licence plate code
- EL
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- Meppen
- hashtag
- Meppen
- postal code
- 49716
- Commons gallery
- Meppen
- P8168
- Johann David Köhler
- native label
- Meppen
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- Villages in Meppen
- History
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- Theatre
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- Population statistics
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Meppen (; Northern Low Saxon: Möppen) is a town in and the seat of the Emsland district of Lower Saxony, Germany, at the confluence of the Ems, Hase, and Nordradde rivers and the Dortmund–Ems Canal (DEK). The name stems from the word Mappe, meaning "delta".
As of , the population of Meppen is .
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