Meppen

Summary

Meppen is an independent community^[1]. Meppen draws 104 Wikipedia views per month (independent_community category, ranking #5 of 43).^[2]

Key Facts

• Meppen was a member of Niedersächsischer Städtetag^[3].
• Meppen is located in Emsland^[4].
• Meppen is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Meppen is on the body of water Ems^[6].
• Meppen's image is recorded as Historia urbodomo Meppen 2.jpg^[7].
• Meppen's instance of is recorded as independent community^[8].
• Meppen's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[9].
• Meppen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[10].
• Meppen's instance of is recorded as district capital^[11].
• Meppen's instance of is recorded as Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony^[12].
• Meppen's flag image is recorded as Flagge Meppen.svg^[13].
• Meppen's flag image is recorded as Banner Meppen.svg^[14].
• Meppen's shares border with is recorded as Stavern^[15].
• Meppen's shares border with is recorded as Klein Berßen^[16].
• Meppen's shares border with is recorded as Haselünne^[17].
• Meppen's shares border with is recorded as Geeste^[18].
• Meppen's shares border with is recorded as Twist^[19].
• Meppen's shares border with is recorded as Haren^[20].
• Meppen's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Meppen COA.svg^[21].
• Meppen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 162696538^[22].
• Meppen's GND ID is recorded as 4038685-5^[23].
• Meppen's locator map image is recorded as Meppen in EL.svg^[24].
• Meppen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81125554^[25].
• Meppen's postal code is recorded as 49716^[26].
• Meppen's Commons category is recorded as Meppen^[27].

Body

Geography

Meppen is in the country of Germany^[5]. Meppen is located in Emsland^[4]. Meppen is on the body of water Ems^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+188.48'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+188.4'}^[29]. Meppen's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+15'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+34935'}^[31], {'amount': '+35267'}^[32], {'amount': '+35373'}^[33], {'amount': '+35415'}^[34], {'amount': '+36117'}^[35], and {'amount': '+36137'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include independent community^[8], Hanseatic city^[9], urban municipality in Germany^[10], district capital^[11], and Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Meppen include Meppen^[37], an unincorporated community^[38], in United States^[39].

Why It Matters

Meppen draws 104 Wikipedia views per month (independent_community category, ranking #5 of 43).^[2] Meppen has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40]

Entities named for Meppen include Meppen^[37], an unincorporated community^[38], in United States^[39].