Nieuwendijk
Village
Village street
Village street
Nieuwendijk is located in North Brabant
Nieuwendijk
Nieuwendijk
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Nieuwendijk is located in Netherlands
Nieuwendijk
Nieuwendijk
Nieuwendijk (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°46′14″N 4°55′20″E / 51.77056°N 4.92222°E / 51.77056; 4.92222
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityAltena
Area
[1]
 • Total10.13 km2 (3.91 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
−0.2 m (−0.7 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total3,660
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4255[1]
Dialing code0183
Websitenieuwendijksijt.nl

Nieuwendijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Altena, and lies about 8 km south of Gorinchem.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1468 as Nyewendijck, and means "new dike". Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish from Oudendijk [nl].[3] Nieuwendijk was a village of dike workers and reed cutters, and could only be reached by water.[4]

Nieuwendijk was home to 219 people in 1840. In 1970, the Haringvliet was closed off and the reed disappeared.[4]

Notable people

Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, poet, novelist, and co-winner of the 2020 International Booker Prize, grew up by the River Bakkerskil in Nieuwendijk.[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 4255AZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Nieuwendijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Nieuwendijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ^ Het Kontakt Altena, Poëtisch eerbetoon aan Marieke Lucas Rijneveld. In Dutch; retrieved 14 July 2021.


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