Kievitswaard | |
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Hamlet | |
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
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Dialing code | 0183 [1] |
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]
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 have been removed again. Kievitswaard was home to 12 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 40 house. [3]
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