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]

Kievitswaard
Hamlet
View on the Nieuwe Merwede from Kievitswaard
Kievitswaard Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Show map of North Brabant Kievitswaard Kievitswaard (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51.79221°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]
Dialing code	0183[1]

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 have been removed again. Kievitswaard was home to 12 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 40 house.[3]

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