Vierbannen | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Werkendam - Vierbannen.png |
Map Caption1: | Vierbannen (light green) 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: | 51.7486°N 4.9089°W |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4255 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0133 |
Vierbannen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Altena, and lies about 11 km south of Gorinchem.
Vierbannen is not a statistical entity,[1] and the postal authorities have placed it under Nieuwendijk.[2] It consists of about 40 houses.[3]
It was first mentioned in 1798 as Vierbanse Sluys, and is a settlement near a sluice with the same name. A "banne" was an old name for polder land often also a drainage area.[4]