Zwolle, Overijssel

Netherlands Overijssel

Zwolle is a city and municipality in Overijssel. It is the capital city, and was historically the largest city. It is located on the IJssel river, near the mouth, in the north west part of the province. In 1967 it absorbed the former municipality Zwollerkerspel.

Church Records
Many different religions existed in Zwolle before 1811. Dutch Reformed, Catholic, Lutheran, Jewish, Waalonia Reformed and Mennonite(Doopsgezinde)

Baptisms
Van Papier Naar Digitaal (VPND) and Historisch Centrum Overijssel 0709 Zwolle and Zwollerkerspel DTB are the two main sites for pre-1811 genealogical research in the Netherlands. The tables below give what is avaliable for the Dutch Reformed and Roman Catholic Churches in Zwolle. Records for Lutherans, Mennonites and Wallonia Reformed(Heugenots) can be accessed on VPND alongside the Dutch Reformed Records. Records for Jews can be acessed onZoekakten Zwolle Page

Marriages
Every one, of any religion, had to marry in the Dutch Reformed Church. The records for both Zwolle are on VPND on this page. Records for Windesheim Zwollerkerspel) are also on VPND.