Messel

Summary

Messel is a municipality without town privileges in Germany^[1]. Messel has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Messel was a member of Hessischer Städte- und Gemeindebund^[3].
• Messel is located in Darmstadt-Dieburg^[4].
• Messel is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Messel's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany^[6].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Dreieich^[7].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Rödermark^[8].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Eppertshausen^[9].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Münster^[10].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Dieburg^[11].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Groß-Zimmern^[12].
• Messel's shares border with is recorded as Darmstadt^[13].
• Messel's postal code is recorded as 64409^[14].
• Messel's Commons category is recorded as Messel^[15].
• Messel's licence plate code is recorded as DA^[16].
• Messel's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[17].
• Messel's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[18].
• Messel's local dialing code is recorded as 06159^[19].
• Messel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.93833055555555, 'lon': 8.740561111111111}^[20].
• Messel's official website is recorded as https://www.messel.de/^[21].
• Messel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messel^[22].
• Messel's described at URL is recorded as https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/gsrec/current/1/sn/ol?q=Messel^[23].
• Messel has a population of {'amount': '+3840'}^[24].
• Messel has a population of {'amount': '+4008'}^[25].
• Messel has a population of {'amount': '+4090'}^[26].
• Messel has a population of {'amount': '+4090'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messel is in the country of Germany^[5]. Messel is located in Darmstadt-Dieburg^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Messel covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.82'}^[28]. Messel sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+172'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3840'}^[24], {'amount': '+4008'}^[25], {'amount': '+4090'}^[26], {'amount': '+4194'}^[30], and {'amount': '+4263'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Messel's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Messel include Messel pit^[32], a geotope^[33], in Germany^[34] and messelite^[35], a mineral species^[36].

Why It Matters

Messel has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Entities named for Messel include Messel pit^[32], a geotope^[33], in Germany^[34] and messelite^[35], a mineral species^[36].