Nieuwendijk | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°46′14″N 4°55′20″E / 51.77056°N 4.92222°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Altena |
Area | |
• Total | 10.13 km2 (3.91 sq mi) |
Elevation | −0.2 m (−0.7 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 3,660 |
• Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 4255[1] |
Dialing code | 0183 |
Website | nieuwendijksijt.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.
The village was first mentioned in 1468 as Nyewendijck, and means "new dike". Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish from Oudendijk .[3] Nieuwendijk was a village of dike workers and reed cutters, and could originally be reached only by water.[4]
Nieuwendijk was home to 219 people in 1840. In 1970, the Haringvliet was closed off and the reeds disappeared.[4]
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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