Kievitswaard Explained

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]

References

  1. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 15 April 2022. not found.
  3. Web site: Postcode 4251 in Werkendam . Postcode bij adres . 15 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Kievitswaard - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 15 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Kievitswaard . Plaatsengids . 15 April 2022 . nl.