Weidenau is a
suburb
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an part (
Stadtteil
A quarter is a section of an urban settlement.
A quarter can be administratively defined and its borders officially designated, and it may have its own administrative structure (subordinate to that of the city, town or other urban area). Such a ...
) of the city
Siegen
Siegen () is a city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly sho ...
in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
.
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
Netphen () is a town in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies on the river Sieg, roughly 7 km northeast of Siegen.
Geography
Location
Netphen lies on the Rothaargebirge's southern slope and forms the ...
in the north-east.
The
University of Siegen
The University of Siegen (german: Universität Siegen) is a public research university located in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia and is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, a society of Germany's leading research universities. The Univers ...
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:
[Otto Schaefer: ''Der Kreis Siegen'', Siegen 1968]
References
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