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Siegen (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 50 52 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.8667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 008 02 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 8.0333 decimal degrees |
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Note: The city of Siegen is located on the Sieg river in the district of Arnsberg in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is noted for two castles: the Lower Castle, former residence of the Protestant branch of the House of Nassau-Siegen, and the Upper Castle, former residence of the Roman Catholic branch, now serving as a museum. There is also a hexagonal Romanesque church. The painter Peter Paul Rubens was born here in 1577. Located in the middle of a rich iron-ore field, it had and still has iron foundries and metalworking facilities. It was heavily bombed in World War II, but has been rebuilt and still functions as a center of heavy industry. Its 2004 estimated population was 107,800. |
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Siegen (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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St. Martin's Church was established by 10th cen.; town was a known center during Middle Ages |
| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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especially for metalworking & machine-building |
| mining center (C) |
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has long been center of rich Siegerland iron-ore mining district |
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founded in 1972 |
| noble seat (H) |
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of 2 branches of the House of Nassau-Siegen |
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[BHA, VP] |
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Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 861 |
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Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961) |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) X, 787 |
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LC Name Authority Headings. [online] (2002-) Siegen (Germany) NAF8007949 (18 Nov. 2004) |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -1864509 |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998) |
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USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1114 |
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Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014) "Siegen." encyclopedia Britannica Online. 2002-. The city is located on the Sieg River in the district of Arnsberg in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is noted for two castles: the Lower Castle, former residence of the Protestant branch of the House of Nassau-Siegen, and the Upper Castle, former residence of the Roman Catholic branch, now serving as a museum. There is also a hexagonal Romanesque church. The painter Peter Paul Rubens was born here in 1577. Located in the middle of a rich iron-ore field, it had and still has iron foundries and metalworking facilities. It was heavily bombed in World War II, but has been rebuilt and still functions as a center of heavy industry. Its 2004 estimated population was 107,800. (18 Nov. 2004) |
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World Gazetteer [online] (1990-2006) accessed 18 Nov. 2004 |
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