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Jan 26, 2020 · As a mining and smelting city, Siegen was a target for allied bombing raids in the Second World War and was almost completely levelled in one attack on 16 December 1944. But just below the town hall a cluster of old houses from the 1700s were undamaged.
Siegen (German pronunciation: [ˈziːɡn̩] ⓘ) is a city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in the Arnsberg region.
Coal from the Ruhr was transported to the Siegerland region for smelting as the population of Siegen rocketed from 3,421 to 12,902 inhabitants in the space of 14 years.
Jun 1, 2024 · We started our city tour in the old town of Siegen, which was the most beautiful part of the city for us. Here you will find many narrow streets with small slate-roofed half-timbered houses, most of which were lovingly restored in the 80s.
Mar 9, 2018 · Siegen has been twinned with Morley in West Yorkshire since 1966, with the continuation of the partnership with amalgamated City of Leeds since 1974.
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“People make a city come alive, including those who were not born in Germany,” says Mayor Steffen Mues at the opening of the exhibition “Siegen. Foreign? Home?” at the Siegerland Museum. These people are an inseparable part of our city’s history and urban society.
Feb 15, 2024 · Historically, the city’s industry centered around mining and smelting, and even today it remains one of Germany’s leading centers for metallurgy as well as being an important region for engineering.
