Siegen

Siegen is a city in the German state North Rhine-Westphalia. About 110,000 people live there and a university.

Siegen
City
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Coordinates: 50°53′N 8°1′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Siegen-Wittgenstein
Subdivisions	6 Stadtbezirke mit 23 Stadtteilen
Government
• Mayor	Steffen Mues (CDU)
Area
• Total	114.67 km2 (44.27 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	102,560
• Density	890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57001 – 57080
Dialling codes	0271
Vehicle registration	SI
Website	www.siegen.de

Twin Towns

It has been twinned with the borough of Spandau in Berlin since 1952. Other twin cities are:

•  Netherlands, Rijnsburg, since 1963, continuation of partnership with amalgamated town of Katwijk as of 2006
• United Kingdom Morley, since 1966 continuation of partnership with amalgamated City of Leeds as of 1974
•  United Kingdom, Leeds, since 1974
•  Belgium, Ypres, since 1967
•  Poland, Zakopane, since 1989
•  Germany,  Saxony, Plauen, since 1990

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

Other websites

• Media related to Siegen at Wikimedia Commons