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".

[3] Nieuwendijk was a village of dike workers and reed cutters, and could originally be reached only by water.

[4] Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, poet, novelist, and co-winner of the 2020 International Booker Prize, grew up by the River Bakkerskil in Nieuwendijk.