Vierbannen

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
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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. A "banne" was an old name for polder land often also a drainage area.^[4]