- This article is about a place in Germany. For an article on the German architect Alfred Messel, see Messel, Alfred .
Messel ( German: Messel ) is a commune in Germany , in the state of Hesse . Submits to the administrative district of Darmstadt . It is part of the Darmstadt-Dieburg district .
| Community | |||
| Messel | |||
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| Messel | |||
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| A country |  Germany | ||
| Earth | Hesse | ||
| Area | Darmstadt-Dieburg (district) | ||
| Chapter | Udo Henke | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Area | 14.82 km² | ||
| Center height | 172 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 3,792 people ( 2010 ) | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +49 6159 | ||
| Postcode | 64409 | ||
| Car code | DA | ||
| Official code | 06 4 32 012 | ||
| messel.de (German) | |||
The population is 3,792 people (as of December 31, 2010). It covers an area of 14.82 km². The official code is 06 4 32 012.
Near Messel there is an abandoned quarry for the extraction of oil shale , in which paleontological excavations are carried out and a significant number of species of extinct animals of the Eocene era were discovered.