Weidenau is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

an part ( Stadtteil) of the city

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. Weidenau, a northern part of Siegen, shares borders with Niedersetzen in the north,

Geisweid Geisweid is a suburban part (Stadtteil) of the city Siegen in Germany. Geisweid, a northern part of Siegen, shares borders with Sohlbach in the north, Weidenau in the south-east, Langenholdinghausen in the west and Birlenbach in the south. The ...

in the north-west, the central part of Siegen in the south,

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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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