Meppel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛpəl]) 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. The people of Meppel thought the church tower was on fire. After closer inspection it was only a swarm of mosquitos.
Broekhuizen, De Kolk, De Schiphorst, Havixhorst, Kolderveen, Kolderveense Bovenboer, Lindenhorst, Meppel, Nijentap, Nijeveen, Nijeveense Bovenboer, and Rogat.
Meppel received city rights in 1644. It is the oldest town in the province of Drenthe.
Tower of Meppel
Tower of Meppel
Square in town centre
Square in town centre
City Hall
Come on over
Let me watch you
Let me hold you
Let me touch you
Right or wrong
I should have stayed up 'till the break of dawn
Ever since our eyes did meet
I long to see
Your eyes
Surprised me like a moon on a cowboy movie screen
I never found out what it means!
I must be out of my head
It must be something I said
So come on
I'll waste my life [on you]
You think I'm out of my head
But I'm romantically dead
So come on
I'll waste my life on you!
Come on over
Let me watch you
Let me hold you
Let me touch you
I'm right, you're wrong
You should have come to me before too long
You'll never leave my sight again
To keep you then
Your eyes
Deny me like the sun on a night sky movie scene
And I just don't care what it means!
I must be out of my head
It must be something I said
So come on
I'll waste my life [on you]
You think I'm out of my head
But I'm romantically dead
So come on
I'll waste my life on you!
And I hate to be the one
The one to drop you the bomb
You wouldn't wait around
But I'll be watchin' you
Woooooo you!
Woooooo you! YEAH you
Woooooo you!
Woooooo you! YEAH you
Woooooo
Woooooo
I'll watch your every move
You can't know we can't hurt
You got no choice I got you!
I must be out of my head
It must be something I said
So come on
I'll waste my life [on you]
You think I'm out of my head
But I'm romantically dead
So come on
I'll waste my life on you!
I must be out of my head
It must be something I said
So come on
I'll waste my life on you!
You think I'm out of my head
But I'm romantically dead
So come on!
I'll waste my life
I'll waste my life