Meppen

Meppen
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Meppen within Emsland district
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Coordinates: 52°41′37″N 7°17′34″E / 52.69361°N 7.29278°E / 52.69361; 7.29278
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".