Weidenau (Siegen)

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Weidenau
City of Siegen
Weidenau coat of arms
Coordinates: 50 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  E
Height : 240-390 m above sea level NN
Area : 7.07 km²
Residents : 16,072  (Dec. 31, 2016)
Population density : 2.273 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1966
Incorporated into: Hut Valley
Postal code : 57076
Area code : 0271
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Location of Weidenau in Siegen

Weidenau is a district of the city of Siegen .

geography

View of Weidenau
River bed of the Sieg in Weidenau

Weidenau is north of Siegen in the valley of the Sieg and its tributary Ferndorf (-bach) . The Sieg flows through the district from northeast to south-southwest. In the south of Weidenau, the Ferndorf flows into the Sieg from the northwest. In the north of the district, the 391.3  m high Haardter Berg separates the two valleys. This forms the highest elevation in the district. A large part of the University of Siegen is located on it ; the Haardter cemetery is also located there.

The district boundary runs from the university further over the height to the northeast and from there shortly after the bend of the Sieg to the south to the southeast. From there the border runs almost straight to the easternmost corner, where the buildings extend to the boundary of the district. In a south-westerly direction, the border continues on Kreisstraße 5 and bends slightly to the north-westerly in front of the Giersberg . Behind the Hüttentalstraße , the border runs north, along the Hermelsbach (a tributary of the Alche ). At its source, the border bends sharply to the west before running back towards the northeast. There, the district boundary runs below the Haardter Berg summit to the north around the university.

Weidenau is located in the northeast of the Siegen urban area and borders in the north on Niedersetzen and Geisweid , in the west on Birlenbach , in the south on Siegen and in the east on Bürbach and northeast on Dreis-Tiefenbach , which belongs to the city of Netphen .

history

Weidenau was first mentioned in a document in 1333. The oldest documented name is "Wydenouwe" (December 21, 1333) and "Wydenauw" (1411). In the regional dialect, the Siegerland Platt , Weidenau is called "Wirenau". Together with the districts of Buschgotthardshütten , Fickenhütten , Haardt , Meinhardt , Münkershütten , Müsenershütten and Schneppenkauten , the community has been a focus of the mining and iron industry for centuries.

By the “highest decree” of the German Emperor Wilhelm II it was established in 1888 “that the districts of Haardt, Fickenhütten, Schneppenkauten, Münkershütten, Müßnershütten, Meinhardt and Weidenau, which make up the community of Weidenau in the Siegen district, are no longer used henceforth uniformly use the name 'Weidenau' ” . In 1955, Weidenau was given the designation city by the North Rhine-Westphalian state government. Until 1966 was Weidenau seat of the same name Office Weidenau . From July 1, 1966, the place belonged to the city of Hüttental , which was incorporated into Siegen on January 1, 1975 as part of the municipal reorganization .

coat of arms

former coat of arms (1939–1966)

The coat of arms was awarded on May 10, 1939 by the President of the Prussian Province of Westphalia. The industrial backdrop symbolizes the iron and steel industry, the shaft bar represents the rivers Sieg and Ferndorfbach , the willow is speaking for the place name.

Blazon : “In silver (white) above a raised blue wavy bar, a red blast furnace with a black opening between three red factory halls; including a rooted willow tree with a red trunk and eight green leafy branches. "

Population numbers

Population of the place:

year Residents
1818 1,244
1885 5,503
1895 6.212
1905 8,398
1910 9,365
1925 10,913
1933 11,087
year Residents
1939 12,325
1950 15,026
1961 17,231
1965 17,415
1986 17.405
1994 17,894
2001 17,761
year Residents
2004 15,761
2006 15,558
2008 15,380
2009 15,250
2010 15,064
2011 15,162
2012 15,190
year Residents
2013 15,344
2014 15,493
2015 16,396
2016 16,072

The population of the Weidenau districts on December 1, 1885:

  • Fickenhütten: 1783 inhabitants
  • Haardt: 922 inhabitants
  • Meinhardt: 265 inhabitants
  • Münkershütten: 208 inhabitants
  • Müßnershütten: 493 inhabitants
  • Schneppenkauten: 847 inhabitants
  • Weidenau: 985 inhabitants

Infrastructure and economy

There are industrial and commercial areas around the Weidenau train station, in the further course of the Siegtal towards the north and in the Ferndorfbachtal.

traffic

Siegen-Weidenau train station

The Hüttentalstrasse (B 54 / B 62) runs through Weidenau . There are three exits in the local area. The Sieghütte exit is on the border with Siegen, the Weidenau exit is in the middle of the village and the Geisweider exit is located on the Geisweid border. At the Weidenauer exit, the federal highway 62, which has been converted into an expressway, branches off. Weidenau is connected to the Autobahn 45 via the HTS to the north or south.

Weidenau is on the Ruhr-Sieg route that leads from Siegen to Hagen . The district is connected to the Ruhr-Sieg-Express , the Ruhr-Sieg-Bahn and the Rothaarbahn to Bad Berleburg via the Siegen-Weidenau train station . At rush hour, the Westerwald-Sieg-Bahn (RB90) coming from Limburg an der Lahn / Westerburg also runs to Kreuztal . Until the discontinuation of the interregional network and the D-trains that ran before, Siegen-Weidenau was a long-distance station, as this was the only way to stop in the city without worrying about the train station in Siegen . From 2019 [obsolete] a resumption of the station and thus Siegens in the long-distance network (henceforth intercity network) is planned. The double-decker coaches ( Bombardier Twindexx ) are to run on the Münster - Siegen - Weidenau - Frankfurt (- Karlsruhe) route.

The central bus station (ZOB) Weidenau is located directly in front of the train station . Weidenau is a hub of important bus routes in the regional and city bus services of the Siegener Verkehrsbetriebe Westfalen-Süd . There is also a bus connection to the University / Haardter Berg with the city bus lines C106, C111 and the UniExpress lines.

Facilities

Today's infrastructure in Weidenau has an extensive and partially covered shopping center known as the Siegerland Center, in which various retailers and service providers are located.

There is also an indoor swimming pool with a diving tower and the Bismarck Hall, an event hall with seating for 470 people. The latter is in front of Bismarckplatz, which is mainly used as a managed parking lot. However, this also serves as the starting point for the annual company run, a recreational sports event with several thousand participants.

One of the buildings that characterize the cityscape of Weidenau is the seat of the tax office, which is located here on the Weidenauer Straße, which runs through the district as the central traffic axis. The handover of this high-rise took place on April 16, 1982. Weidenau's town hall is in the immediate vicinity.

education

University of Siegen

There are various educational institutions in Weidenau:

Hospitals

The Siegen District Hospital is also located in Weidenau. The former official hospital, the foundation stone of which was laid on May 8, 1891, was inaugurated on April 5, 1893 with 50 beds at that time. Before that, an appeal for donations was made to industry and the population, through which 60,000 Reichsmarks could be raised for the realization of the project. In the fall of 1983, a helicopter station was set up at the hospital.

Culture and sights

Haardter Church
Catholic church in Weidenau, seen from the direction of the street Zum Wildgehege

Buildings

Sports

One of the clubs based in Weidenau is VfB 07 Weidenau , a football club. While the club was quite successful in previous years and also took part in the main round of the DFB Cup, the first men's team is currently only represented in the district league. The team plays their home games on the Glück-Auf-Kampfbahn .

With RTG Weidenau, Weidenau is one of the most successful ring tennis clubs in Germany.

The Jahn sports field and two gyms are located near the Glück-Auf-Kampfbahn . There are two more gyms north of the University on Haarder Berg and one in the immediate vicinity of the Friedrich Flender School.

In 1947 the German individual chess championship took place in Weidenau .

Personalities

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 292 .
  3. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 336 .
  4. ^ Meyer, E .: Book of Arms of the Westphalian Communities . Münster 1940, p. 110 .
  5. ↑ Otto Schaefer: The district of Siegen. Wins 1968.
  6. ↑ siegen.de: main resident population by district (updated regularly)
  7. ^ Community encyclopedia for the province of Westphalia. Publishing house of the Royal Statistical Bureau, Berlin 1887, ZDB -ID 1458761-0 , p. 112/113.
  8. ↑ a b Community dictionary for the province of Westphalia. Publishing house of the Royal Statistical Bureau, Berlin 1897, pp. 114/115.
  9. ↑ gemeindeververzeichnis.de: District of Siegen
  10. ^ A b c Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to reunification in 1990. City and district of Siegen. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
  11. ↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 263 .
  12. ^ Volkhard Wrage: Success of Territorial Reform. Effects of the territorial reorganization of the communities in selected districts of North Rhine-Westphalia (= series of publications by the University of Speyer. Vol. 56). Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1975, ISBN 3-428-03441-4 , p. 16 (also: Speyer, Hochsch. F. Verwaltungswiss., Diss., 1974).
  13. ^ Siegerländer Heimatkalender 1989, p. 170, 64th edition, published by Siegerländer Heimat- und Geschichtsverein e. V., publishing house for local literature.
  14. ↑ Hartmut Eichenauer: Siegen ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lwl.org archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 12.2 MB) , approx. 1995
  15. ↑ Turned the page back ... In: Siegener Zeitung . April 30, 2011.
  16. ↑ http://www.kreisklinikum-siegen.de/
  17. ↑ Siegerland home calendar. 65th edition, 1990, ZDB -ID 529717-5 , p. 22.