Geisweid

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Location of Geisweid (red) in Siegen
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Train station in Siegen-Geisweid

Geisweid is a suburban part (Stadtteil) of the city Siegen in Germany.

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Geisweid, a northern part of Siegen, shares borders with Sohlbach in the north, Weidenau in the south-east, Langenholdinghausen in the west and Birlenbach in the south.

The Hofbachstadion, a stadium with a capacity of nearly 10.000 spectators is located in Geisweid and hosts the home matches of the local football-club VfL Klafeld-Geisweid.

History

Geisweid is a part of Siegen since 1 January 1975. In June 1975, Attorney W. Farris McGee filed a complaint against Kaufmann Friedrich Beier, for $17,775. [1] In 1995, a bomb in the home of Paul Breuer exploded in this area. [2]

Population

At the end of 2010 Geisweid had a population of 13,217 inhabitants.

YearPopulation
1818534
18852.424
19055.292
195011.039
197516.562
201013.217

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