Messel

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Messel
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Messel
Messel (Germany)
Messel
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Darmstadt-Dieburg
Mayor Udo Henke
Basic statistics
Area 14.82 km² (5.7 sq mi)
Elevation 172 m  (564 ft)
Population 3,928  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 265 /km² (686 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate DA
Postal code 64409
Area code 06159
Website www.messel.de

Coordinates: 49°56′00″N 08°44′00″E / 49.933333, 8.733333

Messel is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg in Hesse near Frankfurt am Main in Germany.

The Messel pit is nearby.


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