Siegen

city in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Place large_district_town Q3167
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Siegen

Summary

Siegen is a large district town[1]. Siegen ranks in the top 3% of large_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 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 instance of is recorded as large district town[11].
  • Siegen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[12].
  • Siegen's instance of is recorded as big city[13].
  • Siegen's instance of is recorded as district capital[14].
  • Siegen's shares border with is recorded as Netphen[15].
  • Siegen's shares border with is recorded as Wilnsdorf[16].
  • Siegen's shares border with is recorded as Neunkirchen[17].
  • Siegen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Spandau[18].
  • Siegen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Plauen[19].
  • Siegen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Katwijk[20].
  • Siegen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leeds[21].
  • Siegen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ypres[22].
  • Siegen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zakopane[23].
  • Siegen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leeds[24].
  • Siegen's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Siegen[25].
  • Siegen's postal code is recorded as 57001–57080[26].
  • Siegen is part of South Westphalia[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 is part of South Westphalia[27].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+100325'}[28], {'amount': '+102355'}[29], {'amount': '+103555'}[30], {'amount': '+102337'}[31], {'amount': '+116552'}[32], and {'amount': '+102836'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include large district town[11], urban municipality in Germany[12], big city[13], and district capital[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Siegen include 386 Siegena[34], an asteroid[35].

Why It Matters

Siegen ranks in the top 3% of large_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month).[2] Siegen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Siegen is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Siegen include 386 Siegena[34], an asteroid[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+100325'}, {'amount': '+102355'}, {'amount': '+103555'} +8
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 79285
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  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+100325'}, {'amount': '+102355'}, {'amount': '+103555'} +8
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  4. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  5. 16w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Aliases → —
    Area → {'amount': '+114'}, {'amount': '+114.69'}
    Head of government → Steffen Mues, Ulf Stötzel, Tristan Vitt
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||ceb */ Cleanup: remove self_stated_in refs; remove alias=label/mul ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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