Kievitswaard
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Hamlet
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View on the Nieuwe Merwede from Kievitswaard
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  Kievitswaard Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Show map of North Brabant Kievitswaard Kievitswaard (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°47′32″N 4°49′14″E / 51.79221°N 4.82064°E / 51.79221; 4.82064 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Altena |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code |
4251[1]
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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 were removed again. Kievitswaard was home to 12 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 40 house.[3]
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