Geisweid is a suburb

Suburb

The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

an part (Stadtteil) of the city Siegen

Siegen

Siegen is a 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...

 in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Geisweid, a nothern part of Siegen, shares borders with Sohlbach in the north, Weidenau

Weidenau

Weidenau is a suburban part of the city Siegen in Germany.Weidenau, a nothern 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 th south-east and Dreis-Tiefenbach, a part of the...

 in the south-east, Langenholdinghausen in the west and Birlenbach in the south.

The Hofbachstadion, a stadium with a capacity of nearly 10.000 spectators is located in Geisweid and hosts the home matches of the local football-club VfL Klafeld-Geisweid.

Population

At the end of 2010 Geisweid had a population of 13,217 inhabitants.

Year	Population
1818	534
1885	2.424
1905	5.292
1950	11.039
1975	16.562
2010	13.217