About the town » Sneek, Sudwest Fryslan, Friesland, Netherlands
Popular surnames at Sneek
- Bakker 661
- Van Gorkum 574
- Van Der Meulen 562
- Hoekstra 528
- Van Der Meer 514
- Koopmans 506
- Kuipers 485
- Bouma 444
- Joustra 440
- Zondervan 439
Records from Sneek
- Notariële archieven 145,730
- BS Overlijden 131,592
- BS Geboorte 93,335
- DTB Dopen 85,630
- BS Huwelijk 66,905
- DTB Trouwen 54,133
- Bevolkingsregister 46,326
- DTB Begraven 25,686
- Memories van Successie 8,018
- Bidprentjesverzameling 7,253
Source: Wikipedia Information
Sneek is a city southwest of Leeuwarden and seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland. As for 2011 it is part of the municipality Súdwest Fryslân. The city has approximately 33,000 inhabitants. Sneek is situated in Southwest-Friesland, close to the Sneekermeer and is well known for its canals, the Waterpoort (Watergate, the symbol of the city), and watersport. Sneek is one of the Friese elf steden (Eleven cities). The city is very important for the southwest area of Friesland.
