Vierbannen
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Hamlet
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  Vierbannen Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Show map of North Brabant Vierbannen Vierbannen (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°44′55″N 04°54′32″E / 51.74861°N 4.90889°E / 51.74861; 4.90889 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Altena |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code |
4255[1]
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| Dialing code | 0133[1] |
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,[2] and the postal authorities have placed it under Nieuwendijk.[1] 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]
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