Uitwijk

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Uitwijk
Village
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Dutch Reformed church
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Uitwijk
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
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Uitwijk
Uitwijk (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°47′10″N5°00′29″E / 51.78611°N 5.00806°E / 51.78611; 5.00806
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Altena
Area
[1]
 • Total4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total340
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4288 [1]
Dialing code 0183

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]

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History

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 3 4 Uitwijk, Plaatsengids.nl
  4. ↑ "Uitwijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Uitwijk (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9945 6 . Retrieved 15 April 2022.


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