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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.2919,Lat: 52.6908
Elevation	14 meter above sea level
Local time	5:15:33am
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Niedersachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Emsland
Name	Meppen
Other place with same name 1	Meppen Drenthe - Coevorden

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Meppen:Rühle	3.5 km	SouthWest
2 Meppen:Bokeloh	3.5 km	East
3 Meppen:Borken	3.9 km	North
4 Meppen:Groß Fullen	4.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Meppen:Helte	4.4 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	167 km	West
2 Brussel	Belgium	289 km	SouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	353 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 88 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ems. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Speicherbecken Geeste (1.6 km² at a height of around 33 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.6 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 15.6 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 92%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Ems-Hunte-Geest und Dümmer-Geestniederung

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 160 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.9 km2

21.5%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

47.6 km2

60.6%

Urban area

13.5 km2

17.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Meppen in country Germany

Meppen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	72 km	NorthWest
2 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	103 km	West
3 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	110 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ems	DE	0.4 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Meppen
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Meppen

Type of weather in Meppen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	08:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:16 Europe/Amsterdam