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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Postcode 4251 in Werkendam". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  3. ^ a b "Kievitswaard". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022. not found
  5. ^ "Kievitswaard - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kievitswaard
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