Meppel

Meppel
Municipality
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Meppel
Coordinates: 52°41′57.1″N 6°11′17.9″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Government
• Mayor	Richard Korteland
Area
• Total	55.53 km2 (21.44 sq mi)
Population  (January 1, 2001)
• Total	30,037
• Density	540.9/km2 (1,401/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code	7940–7945, 7947–7949, 7965–7969
Area code	0522
Website	Official website

Meppel is a city 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