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Uitwijk

Coordinates: 51°47′10″N 5°00′29″E / 51.78611°N 5.00806°E / 51.78611; 5.00806
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Uitwijk
Village
Dutch Reformed church
Dutch Reformed church
Uitwijk is located in North Brabant
Uitwijk
Uitwijk
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Uitwijk is located in Netherlands
Uitwijk
Uitwijk
Uitwijk (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°47′10″N 5°00′29″E / 51.78611°N 5.00806°E / 51.78611; 5.00806
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityAltena
Area
 • Total4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total340
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4288[1]
Dialing code0183

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]

History

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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 was 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 4288JB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Uitwijk, Plaatsengids.nl
  4. ^ "Uitwijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Uitwijk (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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