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Uitwijk

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Uitwijk
Village
Dutch Reformed church
Dutch Reformed church
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CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityAltena
Area
 • Total
4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
340
 • 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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  3. ^ a b c d Uitwijk, Plaatsengids.nl
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