Weidenau is a suburb

Suburb

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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

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.

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

Geisweid

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

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

Burbach

Burbach is a name meaning "farmer's brook" . It can refer to:Localities in Germany* Burbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, municipality in Siegen-Wittgenstein district...

 in th south-east and Dreis-Tiefenbach, a part of the city of Netphen

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.-Location:...

 in the north-east.

The University of Siegen

University of Siegen

The University of Siegen in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, was founded in 1972. 14,100 students were enrolled at the university as of October 2010.-Faculties:University of Siegen offers in total 126 degree programmes across four faculties:...

 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:

Year	1818	1885	1905	1910	1925	1931	1933	1939	1950	2001	2008	2009	2010
Inhabitants	1244	5503	8398	9365	10.913	10.913	11.087	12.325	15.026	17.761	15.303	15.250	15.064