title: Weidenau
text: # 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
  
  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 |
  