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
[edit]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
[edit]At the end of 2010 Weidenau had a population of 15.064 inhabitants.
Development of Population:[1]
| Year | 1818 | 1885[2] | 1905 | 1910[3] | 1925[4] | 1931[5] | 1933[4] | 1939[4] | 1950 | 2001 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010[6] |
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| Inhabitants | 1244 | 5503 | 8398 | 9365 | 10.913 | 10.913 | 11.087 | 12.325 | 15.026 | 17.761 | 15.303 | 15.250 | 15.064 |
References
[edit]- ^ Otto Schaefer: Der Kreis Siegen, Siegen 1968
- ^ Westfälisches Gemeindelexikon 1887, p.112 / 113
- ^ gemeindeverzeichnis.de - Landkreis Siegen
- ^ a b c verwaltungsgeschichte.de - Stadt und Landkreis Siegen
- ^ Genealogy.net: Amt Weidenau
- ^ "Hauptwohnsitzbevölkerung nach Stadtteilen am 31.12.2010" at www.siegen.de (german)
50°54′N 8°02′E / 50.900°N 8.033°E
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