Kievitswaard | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Werkendam - Kievitswaard.png |
Map Caption1: | Kievitswaard in the former municipality of Werkendam.--> |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Brabant |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Altena |
Coordinates: | 51.7922°N 4.8206°W |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4251 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0183 |
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.[1] Kievitswaard lies in the Biesbosch area.
It is not a statistical entity[2] and the postal authorities have placed it under Werkendam.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]