Vierbannen

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
Dialing code0133

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, and the postal authorities have placed it under Nieuwendijk. It consists of about 40 houses.

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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). Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Vierbannen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.