Siegen (DE)
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Siegen (pronunciation: [ˈziːɡn̩] is a city (102,355 inhabitants end 2015), in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia. The 115 km2 city area is divided in 6 districts Bezirke.
It is located in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in the Arnsberg region. The university town (18.600 students in the 2013–2014 winter semester) is the district seat, and is ranked as a "higher centre" in the South Westphalian urban agglomeration.
Siegen currently is assigned post codes 57072–57080.
Historically in the Prussian province of Westphalia, District of Arnsberg.
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Postmarks in the re-unified Germany
Postmarks in the Federal Republic of Germany
Postmarks during the Allied Occupation
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Postmarks in German Empire
Railway postmarks - Bahnpost
Siegen-Dortmund (via Hagen) opened in 1861.
Postmarks in North German Confederation
Since 1 January 1868.
Postmarks in the Kingdom of Prussia - Westphalia province
SIEGEN Kreisused a Postal code 1395. The Bahnpost SIEGEN-DORTMUND (via HAGEN) opened in September 1861.