Uitweg

Uitweg
Hamlet
Uitweg
Uitweg in the municipality of Lopik.
Coordinates: 51°58′57″N 5°0′52″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht (province)
Municipality	Lopik
Area [1]
• Total	1.00 km^2 (0.39 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	1 m (3 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	610
• Density	610/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3412[1]
Dialing code	030

Uitweg is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Lopik, and lies about 5 km southwest of IJsselstein. The town consists almost completely of a ribbon of farms along the Enge IJssel and Lopiker Wetering rivers, between Graaf and Lopikerkapel.

It was first mentioned between 1165 and 1169 as "inter viam que dicitur Vtweg" and means side road. The road is nowadays called Opweg.[3] The postal authorities have placed it under Lopikerkapel.[4] Uitweg has its own place name signs. The nature area De Horde was originally a river island. In 1860, it was turned into a peninsula by the creation of a dike.[5]

Gallery

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  View on Uitweg
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  Farm in Uitweg
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  De Wiel in winter
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  Street view

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 3412JA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
3. "Uitweg - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
4. "Postcode 3412 in Lopikerkapel". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
5. "Uitweg". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.