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Meppen
Möppen (Northern Low Saxon) | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Meppen within Emsland district  | |
  Meppen  Meppen | |
| Coordinates: 52°41′37″N 7°17′34″E / 52.69361°N 7.29278°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Emsland |
| Subdivisions | 7 Stadtteile and 13 villages |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Helmut Knurbein[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 188.48 km2 (72.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 36,117 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49716 |
| Dialling codes | 05931 |
| Vehicle registration | EL |
| Website | www.meppen.de |
Meppen (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛpm̩] ⓘ; Northern Low Saxon: Möppen) is a town in and the seat of the Emsland district of Lower Saxony, Germany, at the confluence of the Ems, Hase, and Nordradde rivers and the Dortmund–Ems Canal (DEK). The name stems from the word Mappe, meaning "delta".