Vierbannen
Hamlet
Vierbannen is located in North Brabant
Vierbannen
Vierbannen
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Vierbannen is located in Netherlands
Vierbannen
Vierbannen
Vierbannen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°44′55″N 04°54′32″E / 51.74861°N 4.90889°E / 51.74861; 4.90889
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityAltena
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4255[1]
Dialing code0133[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. "ban(ne)" was an old name a piece of land. In this case four pieces of land.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Postcode 4255 in Nieuwendijk". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Vierbannen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Vierbannen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.


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