Meppel: Waterway Junction and Printing Industry in Southwest Drenthe
Meppel has approximately 30,700 inhabitants and sits at the southwestern corner of Drenthe where several waterways converge. The Meppelerdiep, Hoogeveensche Vaart, and Drentsche Hoofdvaart meet here, making the town a traditional distribution point for goods transported by barge. Printing and graphic arts became an important local industry in the 20th century, with several firms still active.
The Grote Kerk or Hervormde Kerk dominates the Kerkplein. The compact centre has a pleasant scale. Donderdag Meppeldag, a long-running Thursday market tradition, maintains local commerce. The Weerribben-Wieden national park, the largest continuous peatland in northwest Europe, lies about 15 kilometres to the northwest.
Zwolle is roughly 20 kilometres east. Hoogeveen lies about 20 kilometres northeast. Steenwijk is approximately 25 kilometres north.
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Meppel has approximately 30,700 inhabitants and sits at the southwestern corner of Drenthe where several waterways converge. The Meppelerdiep, Hoogeveensche Vaart, and Drentsche Hoofdvaart meet here, making the town a traditional distribution point for goods transported by barge. Printing and graphic arts became an important local industry in the 20th century, with several firms still active.
The Grote Kerk or Hervormde Kerk dominates the Kerkplein. The compact centre has a pleasant scale. Donderdag Meppeldag, a long-running Thursday market tradition, maintains local commerce. The Weerribben-Wieden national park, the largest continuous peatland in northwest Europe, lies about 15 kilometres to the northwest.
Zwolle is roughly 20 kilometres east. Hoogeveen lies about 20 kilometres northeast. Steenwijk is approximately 25 kilometres north.
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