page_title: Meppel
hierarchical_section_title: Meppel
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Meppel, de Meppeler toren in straatzichtEnglish: Meppel, tower (de Meppeler toren) in the street This is an image of rijksmonument number 28632
context_page_description: Meppel is a municipality and a city in the northeast of the Netherlands, in the south-west of the province Drenthe.
  Meppel is the smallest municipality in the province of Drenthe, with a total area of 58 km².
  People born in Meppel are occasionally referred to as 'Meppeler Muggen'; this translates as mosquitos/gnats from Meppel. This is due to a traditional folk tale. The people of Meppel thought the church tower was on fire. After closer inspection it was only a swarm of mosquitos.
context_section_description: Meppel ([ˈmɛpəl] (listen)) is a municipality and a city in the northeast of the Netherlands, in the south-west of the province Drenthe.
  Meppel is the smallest municipality in the province of Drenthe, with a total area of 58 km².
  People born in Meppel are occasionally referred to as 'Meppeler Muggen'; this translates as mosquitos/gnats from Meppel. This is due to a traditional folk tale. The people of Meppel thought the church tower was on fire. After closer inspection it was only a swarm of mosquitos.
caption: Meppeler toren (Tower of Meppel)
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