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 (107 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 instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany^[6].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Dreieich^[7].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Rödermark^[8].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Eppertshausen^[9].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Münster^[10].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Dieburg^[11].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Groß-Zimmern^[12].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Darmstadt^[13].
• Messel's postal code is recorded as 64409^[14].
• Messel's Commons category is recorded as Messel^[15].
• Messel's licence plate code is recorded as DA^[16].
• Messel's local dialing code is recorded as 06159^[17].
• Messel's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 49.93833055555555, 'longitude': 8.740561111111111}^[18].
• Messel's official website is recorded as https://www.messel.de/^[19].
• Messel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messel^[20].
• Messel's described at URL is recorded as https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/gsrec/current/1/sn/ol?q=Messel^[21].
• Messel has a population of {'amount': '+3840'}^[22].
• Messel has a population of {'amount': '+4008'}^[23].
• Messel has a population of {'amount': '+4090'}^[24].
• Messel has a population of {'amount': '+4090'}^[25].
• Messel has a population of {'amount': '+4194'}^[26].
• Messel has a population of {'amount': '+4263'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Messel covers an area of {'amount': '+14.82'}^[28]. Messel sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+172'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3840'}^[22], {'amount': '+4008'}^[23], {'amount': '+4090'}^[24], {'amount': '+4194'}^[26], {'amount': '+4263'}^[27], and {'amount': '+4215'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Messel's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Messel include Messel pit^[31], a geotope^[32], in Germany^[33] and messelite^[34], a mineral species^[35].

Why It Matters

Messel ranks in the top 0.86% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #56 of 6,526).^[2] Messel has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Messel is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Messel include Messel pit^[31], a geotope^[32], in Germany^[33] and messelite^[34], a mineral species^[35].