| Kootwijk | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Barneveld |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Gelderland |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 29 |
| Area Total Km2: | 32.19 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 275 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 3775 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0577 |
| Coordinates: | 52.1839°N 5.7731°W |
Kootwijk (West Low German: Kodek) (population estimate: 280) is a small village in the municipality Barneveld, located in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.
It was first mentioned between 1333 and 1334 as Coetwijc, and means "village with little houses".[3] In 1840, it was home to 66 people.[4] The Dutch Reformed Church dates from the 16th century, but has been extensively modified in 1930. Up to 1900, it was surrounded by heath and mainly home to shepherds.[5] South of Kootwijk is the Kootwijkerzand, a sand dune area of 7 km2, the largest in Europe.
Between 1918 and 1921, the radio transmitter Radio Kootwijk was constructed to the east of Kootwijk to improve communication with the Dutch East Indies (nowadays Indonesia).[5] In 1950, the village was hit by an F3-F4 tornado. One person was injured, however of forest was destroyed. A living van was turned over three times, however the occupants survived with minor injuries.[4]
Kootwijk is bypassed in the north by Rijksweg 1 (A1) / European route E30 (E 30) at exit 18, where Provincial road N302 (N302) branches off to the north.