| Nieuwendijk | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Werkendam - Nieuwendijk.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Nieuwendijk in the former municipality of Werkendam.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Brabant |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Altena |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -0.2 |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.13 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3,660 |
| 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: | 4255 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0183 |
| Coordinates: | 51.7706°N 4.9222°W |
| 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 .[3] Nieuwendijk was a village of dike workers and reed cutters, and could originally be reached only by water.
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]