Cottbus
city in Brandenburg, Germany
Cottbus (Low Sorbian: Chóśebuz, Upper Sorbian: Choćebuz) is a city in the east of Germany, in the state of Brandenburg. Cottbus has about 105,000 inhabitants and is the second largest city after Potsdam in Brandenburg. It lies southeast of Berlin on the River Spree. There are two universities, the Brandenburgische Technische Universität (BTU) and the Hochschule Lausitz.
Cottbus | |
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 Cottbus Altmarkt (old market square). | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Cottbus  | |
  Cottbus  Cottbus | |
| Coordinates: 51°45′38″N 14°20′03″E / 51.76056°N 14.33417°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Frank Szymanski (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164.28 km2 (63.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 99,515 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 03042-03055 |
| Dialling codes | 0355 |
| Vehicle registration | CB |
| Website | www.cottbus.de |
Boroughs of Cottbus
change- (1) Mitte (Srjejź)
- (2) Neu und Alt Schmellwitz
- (3) Sandow (Žandow)
- (4) Spremberger Vorstadt
- (5) Ströbitz (Strobice)
- (6) Sielow (Žylow)
- (7) Saspow (Zaspy)
- (8) Merzdorf (Žylowk)
- (9) Dissenchen (Dešank)
- (10) Branitz (Rogeńc)
- (11) Madlow (Modłej)
- (12) Sachsendorf (Knorawa)
- (13) Döbbrick (Depsk)
- (14) Skadow (Škodow)
- (15) Willmersdorf (Rogozno)
- (16) Kahren (Korjeń)
- (17) Kiekebusch (Kibuš)
- (18) Gallinchen (Gołynk)
- (19) Groß Gaglow (Gogolow)
References
change- ↑ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
Other websites
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