
Weidenau is a
suburb
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an part (
Stadtteil
A quarter is a part of an urban area, 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 ...
) of the city
Siegen
Siegen () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
It is located in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in the Arnsberg (region), Arnsberg region. The university town (n ...
in
Germany
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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
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the s ...
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 () 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 university was founded in 1972. ...
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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