Uitwijk
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| subdivision_name2 = Altena
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Uitwijk is a village in the municipality of Altena, in the Netherlands.[https://www.plaatsengids.nl/uitwijk Uitwijk], Plaatsengids.nl It is located about 3 km south of Woudrichem, and just north of Waardhuizen. As of 2021, Uitwijk had 340 inhabitants.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1108 as Hubertus de Utwic, and means "outward lying neighbourhood".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/uitwijk |title=Uitwijk - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=15 April 2022 |language=nl}} Uitwijk is an esdorp which developed on a sandy ridge during the Middle Ages.{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu02_01/sten009monu02_01_0174.php |title=Uitwijk |author=Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert| year=1997 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9945 6 |access-date=15 April 2022 |language=nl}}
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.
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).
Almkerk merged into the municipality of Woudrichem in 1973, and the later merged into the municipality of Altena in 2019.
Uitwijk lies northwest of the Oude Alm stream. The hamlet of {{ill|Eng, Netherlands|nl|Eng (Altena)|lt=Eng}} belongs to Uitwijk.
References
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External links
- [https://www.bhic.nl/ontdekken/mijn-plaats/plaatsen/almkerk-en-uitwijk Almkerk en Uitwijk], Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum
{{Dutch municipality Altena}}
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Category:Populated places in North Brabant
Category:Geography of Altena, North Brabant
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