About the town » Meppel, Gemeente Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands
Popular surnames at Meppel
- Steenbergen 444
- Van Der Veen 440
- De Boer 433
- Wildeboer 416
- Rijkeboer 413
- De Jonge 401
- Vennik 368
- Witvoet 367
- Van Dijk 362
- Snijder 351
- Hagedoorn 349
- Van Der Sluis 347
- Jansen 345
- Booij 331
- Van Den Berg 328
- Mulder 313
- Kuiper 312
- Westerbeek 298
- Van Urk 293
- Goldsteen 288
Records from Meppel
- Bevolkingsregister 255.685
- BS Overlijden 99.883
- BS Geboorte 89.703
- BS Huwelijk 57.538
- DTB Dopen 34.141
- Belastingregister 29.508
- DTB Trouwen 14.582
- DTB Begraven 1.243
- Correspondentie 762
- Bidprentjesverzameling 121
Source: Wikipedia Information
Meppel 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.
