"2.0"^^ . "7940\u20137949, 7965\u20137969" . . "Meppel"@en . . . "+2" . . . . "0522" . . . . . "Meppel (Dutch pronunciation: [\u02C8m\u025Bp\u0259l]) is a municipality and a city in the northeast of the Netherlands, in the south-west of the province Drenthe.It developed in the 16th century as a transport and distribution inland harbour for turf. There used to be a lot of waterways in the town, but now only one remains.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."@en . . "Mayor"@en . "+1" .