Meppel

Meppel is a municipality and a town within the northeast of the Netherlands, within the south-west of the province Drenthe. It evolved inside the 16th century as a shipping and distribution inland harbour for turf. There was once a whole lot of waterways in the town, but now simplest one stays. NMeppel is the smallest municipality in the province of Drenthe, with a total area of fifty eight km². People born in Meppel are every now and then referred to as 'Meppeler Muggen'; this translates as mosquitos/gnats from Meppel. This is because of a traditional people story. The humans of Meppel idea the church tower changed into on hearth.

After nearer inspection it turned into handiest a swarm of mosquitos. The Meppelerdiep, the Drentsche Hoofdvaart and the Hoogeveense Vaart connect Meppel to Zwartsluis, Assen and Hoogeveen. To ofload expert delivery vessels the Omgelegde Hoogeveense Vaart changed into dug out south of the town. The Meppelerdiep is accessible for boats with a size of 2000 ton. The streams Reest and Wold Aa run through the town. The Reest end inside the Meppeler Diep.