Uitweg | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Lopik - Uitweg.svg |
Map Caption1: | Uitweg in the municipality of Lopik. |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Utrecht (province) |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Lopik |
Coordinates: | 51.9825°N 5.0144°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 1 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.00 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 610 |
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: | 3412 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area 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]