Siegen

Summary

Siegen is a large district town^[1]. Siegen ranks in the top 3% of large_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Siegen was a member of Climate Alliance^[3].
• Siegen was a member of Mayors for Peace^[4].
• Siegen was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen^[5].
• Siegen was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen^[6].
• Siegen is located in Siegen-Wittgenstein^[7].
• Siegen is in the country of Germany^[8].
• Siegen is on the body of water Sieg^[9].
• Siegen's head of government is recorded as Tristan Vitt^[10].
• Siegen's image is recorded as Siegen - panoramio (9).jpg^[11].
• Siegen's instance of is recorded as large district town^[12].
• Siegen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[13].
• Siegen's instance of is recorded as big city^[14].
• Siegen's instance of is recorded as district capital^[15].
• Siegen's flag image is recorded as Flagge Siegen.svg^[16].
• Siegen's flag image is recorded as Banner Siegen.svg^[17].
• Siegen's shares border with is recorded as Netphen^[18].
• Siegen's shares border with is recorded as Wilnsdorf^[19].
• Siegen's shares border with is recorded as Neunkirchen^[20].
• Siegen's coat of arms image is recorded as Wappen Siegen.svg^[21].
• Siegen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Spandau^[22].
• Siegen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Plauen^[23].
• Siegen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Katwijk^[24].
• Siegen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leeds^[25].
• Siegen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ypres^[26].
• Siegen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zakopane^[27].

Body

Geography

Siegen is in the country of Germany^[8]. Siegen is located in Siegen-Wittgenstein^[7]. Siegen is on the body of water Sieg^[9]. Siegen's part of is recorded as South Westphalia^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+100325'}^[29], {'amount': '+102355'}^[30], {'amount': '+103555'}^[31], {'amount': '+102337'}^[32], {'amount': '+116552'}^[33], and {'amount': '+102836'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include large district town^[12], urban municipality in Germany^[13], big city^[14], and district capital^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Siegen include 386 Siegena^[35], an asteroid^[36].

Why It Matters

Siegen ranks in the top 3% of large_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).^[2] Siegen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37]

Entities named for Siegen include 386 Siegena^[35], an asteroid^[36].