Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
Meppen sits on the route: 20 minutes from Geeste, 43km from Hunebedcentrum.
Meppen is a town located in Lower Saxony, Germany. With a population of 34,198, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Meppen sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Meppen to your route.
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".
As of 2023, the population ofRead more
Meppen is 36,137.
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Meppen is located in Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 52.6906 latitude, 7.2910 longitude.
Meppen has a population of approximately 34,198 people, making it a town in Germany.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
Full driving guide for Germany3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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ancient ruins
Museum in Borger beside D27, the largest of the Netherlands' 5,000-year-old hunebed dolmens: 22-metre granite burial chambers older than Stonehenge, scattered along the Drenthe hondsrug ridge.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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