Kievitswaard is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Altena, and lies about 10 km east of Dordrecht.[2] Kievitswaard lies in the Biesbosch area.[3]
Kievitswaard | |
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Hamlet | |
 View on the Nieuwe Merwede from Kievitswaard | |
  Kievitswaard Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Kievitswaard Kievitswaard (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°47′32″N 4°49′14″E / 51.79221°N 4.82064°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Altena |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4251[1] |
| Dialing code | 0183[1] |
It is not a statistical entity[4] and the postal authorities have placed it under Werkendam.[1] It was first mentioned in 1845 as Kievitswaard (De), and is the name of a polder. It is a combination of "land on water" and the northern lapwing bird.[5]
The hamlet used to have place name signs, however they were removed again. Kievitswaard was home to 12 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 40 house.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Postcode 4251 in Werkendam". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ a b "Kievitswaard". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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- ^ "Kievitswaard - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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