Uitwijk is a village in the municipality of Altena, in the Netherlands.[3] It is located about 3 km south of Woudrichem, and just north of Waardhuizen. As of 2021, Uitwijk had 340 inhabitants.[1]
Uitwijk | |
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Village | |
Dutch Reformed church | |
Coordinates: 51°47′10″N 5°00′29″E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Altena |
Area | |
• Total | 4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1.2 m (3.9 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 340 |
• Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 4288[1] |
Dialing code | 0183 |
The village was first mentioned in 1108 as Hubertus de Utwic, and means "outward lying neighbourhood".[4] Uitwijk is an esdorp which developed on a sandy ridge during the Middle Ages.[5]
The tower of the Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1300. The nave was built around 1500, and the choir is from the early-16th century.[5]
Uitwijk home to 180 people in 1840, and was a part of the municipality of Almkerk (until the mid-19th century also called Almkerk en Uitwijk).[3]
Almkerk merged into the municipality of Woudrichem in 1973, and the later merged into the municipality of Altena in 2019.[3]
Uitwijk lies northwest of the Oude Alm stream. The hamlet of Eng [nl] belongs to Uitwijk.[3]
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