What is Meppel?
{{Infobox settlement | name = Meppel | native_name = | settlement_type = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]] <!-- images, nickname, motto --> | image_skyline = | imagesize = 265px | image_caption = | image_flag = Flag of Meppel.svg | image_seal = Coat of arms of Meppel.svg <!-- maps and coordinates --> | pushpin_map = Netherlands | pushpin_mapsize = 265px | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_relief = yes | coordinates = {{coord|52|41|57.1|N|6|11|17.9|E}} <!-- location --> | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{NED}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Drenthe}} <!-- government type, leaders --> | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Richard Korteland <!-- area --> | area_total_km2 = 55.53 <!-- population --> | population_total = 30,037 | population_as_of = January 1, 2001 | population_density_km2 = 540.9 <!-- time zone(s) --> | timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset1 = +01:00 <!-- postal codes, area code --> | postal_code_type = Postal&nbsp;code | postal_code = 7940–7945, 7947–7949,<br>7965–7969 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 0522 <!-- blank fields (section 1) --> | blank_name_sec2 = [[ISO 3166-2:NL|ISO 3166 code]] | blank_info_sec2 = | blank1_name_sec2 = Address | blank1_info_sec2 = <!-- website, footnotes --> | website = {{Official|1=https://www.meppel.nl/}} }} '''Meppel''' is a city and a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] in the north east of the [[Netherlands]] (in the province [[Drenthe]]). On [[January 1]], [[2007]] it had about 31,063 [[inhabitants]]. It has a density of 558/km² (1,445.2/sq mi). The timezone in Me