Weidenau

Location of Weidenau (red) in Siegen
Railway station in Siegen-Weidenau

Weidenau is a suburban part (Stadtteil) of the city Siegen in Germany.

Weidenau, a northern part of Siegen, shares borders with Niedersetzen in the north, Geisweid in the north-west, the central part of Siegen in the south, Birlenbach in the west, Bürbach in the south-east and Dreis-Tiefenbach, a part of the city of Netphen in the north-east.

The University of Siegen is located in Weidenau.

History

Weidenau, formerly belonging to the Amt Weidenau till 1966 and afterwards to the city of Hüttental is a part of Siegen since 1. January 1975.

Population

At the end of 2010 Weidenau had a population of 15.064 inhabitants.

Development of Population:

Year1818188519051910192519311933193919502001200820092010
Inhabitants124455038398936510.91310.91311.08712.32515.02617.76115.30315.25015.064

References

  1. ↑ Otto Schaefer: Der Kreis Siegen, Siegen 1968
  2. ↑ Westfälisches Gemeindelexikon 1887, p.112 / 113
  3. ↑ gemeindeverzeichnis.de - Landkreis Siegen
  4. 1 2 3 verwaltungsgeschichte.de - Stadt und Landkreis Siegen
  5. ↑ Genealogy.net: Amt Weidenau
  6. ↑ "Hauptwohnsitzbevölkerung nach Stadtteilen am 31.12.2010" at www.siegen.de Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine (german)

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