Messel

Summary

Messel is a municipality without town privileges in Germany^[1]. Messel ranks in the top 0.86% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #56 of 6,526).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messel was a member of Hessischer Städte- und Gemeindebund^[3].
• Messel is located in Darmstadt-Dieburg^[4].
• Messel is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Messel's image is recorded as Messel Langgasse 5 ehem Schulhaus.jpg^[6].
• Messel's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany^[7].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Dreieich^[8].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Rödermark^[9].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Eppertshausen^[10].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Münster^[11].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Dieburg^[12].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Groß-Zimmern^[13].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Darmstadt^[14].
• Messel's coat of arms image is recorded as Wappen Messel.svg^[15].
• Messel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 152426657^[16].
• Messel's GND ID is recorded as 4115119-7^[17].
• Messel's locator map image is recorded as Messel in DA.svg^[18].
• Messel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78098112^[19].
• Messel's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12429581x^[20].
• Messel's postal code is recorded as 64409^[21].
• Messel's Commons category is recorded as Messel^[22].
• Messel's licence plate code is recorded as DA^[23].
• Messel's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 452396^[24].
• Messel's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[25].
• Messel's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[26].
• Messel's German municipality key is recorded as 06432012^[27].

Body

Geography

Messel is in the country of Germany^[5]. Messel is located in Darmstadt-Dieburg^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Messel's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.82'}^[28]. Messel's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+172'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3840'}^[30], {'amount': '+4008'}^[31], {'amount': '+4090'}^[32], {'amount': '+4194'}^[33], and {'amount': '+4263'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Messel's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Messel include Messel pit^[35], a geotope^[36], in Germany^[37] and messelite^[38], a mineral species^[39].

Why It Matters

Messel ranks in the top 0.86% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #56 of 6,526).^[2] Messel has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40]

Entities named for Messel include Messel pit^[35], a geotope^[36], in Germany^[37] and messelite^[38], a mineral species^[39].