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Meppel

Location municipality Meppel Image File history File links LocatieMeppel. ...

Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Area 56.98 km²
- Land 55.68 km²
- Water 1.30 km²
Population (2006) 30.638
- Density 546/km²

Meppel (pronunciation (help· info)) is a municipality and a city in the northeast of the Netherlands, in the south-west of the province Drenthe. The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces // Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the... Capital Assen Queens Commissioner A.L. (Relus) ter Beek Religion (1999) Protestant 35% Catholic 8% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   2,642 km² (7th) 38 km² Population (2005)  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Density 483,173 (10th) 183/km² (12th) Inclusion 1796 Anthem Mijn Drenthe Official website www. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links 033_Meppel. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Chicago from the air. ... Province is a name for a subnational entity. ... Capital Assen Queens Commissioner A.L. (Relus) ter Beek Religion (1999) Protestant 35% Catholic 8% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   2,642 km² (7th) 38 km² Population (2005)  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Density 483,173 (10th) 183/km² (12th) Inclusion 1796 Anthem Mijn Drenthe Official website www. ...

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Population centres

Broekhuizen, De Kolk, Havixhorst, Kolderveen, Kolderveense Bovenboer, Lindenhorst, Meppel, Nijentap, Nijeveen, Nijeveense Bovenboer, Rogat, De Schiphorst. Nijeveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. ... Rogat is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. ...


Meppel

Meppel received city rights in 1809. It is the oldest town in the province of Drenthe. City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Capital Assen Queens Commissioner A.L. (Relus) ter Beek Religion (1999) Protestant 35% Catholic 8% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   2,642 km² (7th) 38 km² Population (2005)  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Density 483,173 (10th) 183/km² (12th) Inclusion 1796 Anthem Mijn Drenthe Official website www. ...


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External links

  • Official website
  • Drawings of Meppel


 
Drenthe Province

Aa en Hunze | Assen | Borger-Odoorn | Coevorden | Emmen | Hoogeveen | Meppel | Midden-Drenthe | Noordenveld | Tynaarlo | Westerveld | De Wolden Capital Assen Queens Commissioner A.L. (Relus) ter Beek Religion (1999) Protestant 35% Catholic 8% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   2,642 km² (7th) 38 km² Population (2005)  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Density 483,173 (10th) 183/km² (12th) Inclusion 1796 Anthem Mijn Drenthe Official website www. ... Image File history File links Flag_Drenthe. ... Aa en Hunze is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Assen railway station Assen is a municipality and a city in the north eastern Netherlands, capital of the province of Drenthe. ... Borger-Odoorn is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Coevorden is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Emmen is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Hoogeveen is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Midden-Drenthe is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Noordenveld is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Tynaarlo is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Westerveld is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ... De Wolden is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ...

Netherlands | Provinces | Municipalities| map

Coordinates: 52°42′N 6°12′E The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces // Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the... All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities (gemeenten), together 467 (2005); among these we can distinguish: those comprising one main city, town or village with the same name as the municipality, and possibly some additional villages; for example Utrecht, comprising the city Utrecht and the villages De Meern... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Meppeler Courant (1451 words)
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In Zutphen staat vermeld dat deze organist Prins in Kampen was in 1798, in Meppel in 1800, in Tiel in 1802 en in Zutphen in 1805.
Vier sollicitanten worden uitgenodigd in Meppel mee te doen aan een vergelijkend examen, t.w.
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