Uitwijk is a village in the municipality of Altena, in the Netherlands.

[3] It is located about 3 km south of Woudrichem, and just north of Waardhuizen.

[1] The village was first mentioned in 1108 as Hubertus de Utwic, and means "outward lying neighbourhood".

[4] Uitwijk is an esdorp which developed on a sandy ridge during the Middle Ages.

[3] Uitwijk lies northwest of the Oude Alm stream.