Kimswerd (West Frisian: Kimswert) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

Kimswerd is a terp (artificial living hill) village.

[4] The village used to have a grid structure and was located along the former Marneslenk, a bay in the Wadden Sea.

[5] On 29 January 1515, Kimswerd was plundered by Saxon mercenaries hired by the Count of Holland to conquer Friesland.

Pier Gerlofs Donia who lost his wife and one of his two children swore revenge, and founded the Arumer Zwarte Hoop, a guerrilla army which plundered and raided cities in Holland.