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
Hamlet
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
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Altena
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4255[1]
Dialing code	0133[1]

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]

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