Uitwijk
Sign in to saveUitwijk is a village in the municipality of Altena, in the Netherlands. It is located about 3 km south of Woudrichem, and just north of Waardhuizen. As of 2021, Uitwijk had 340 inhabitants.
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Uitwijk is a village in the municipality of Altena, in the Netherlands. 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". Uitwijk is an esdorp which developed on a sandy ridge during the Middle Ages.