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:Otto Schaefer: Der Kreis Siegen, Siegen 1968 Year 1818 1885Westfälisches Gemeindelexikon 1887, p.112 / 113 1905 1910gemeindeverzeichnis.de - Landkreis Siegen 1925 1931Genealogy.net: Amt Weidenau 1933verwaltungsgeschichte.de - Stadt und Landkreis Siegen 1939 1950 2001 2008 2009 2010"Hauptwohnsitzbevölkerung nach Stadtteilen am 31.12.2010" at www.siegen.de (german) Inhabitants 1244 5503 8398 9365 10.913 10.913 11.087 12.325 15.026 17.761 15.303 15.250 15.064
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