Cottbus
Cottbus | |
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Cottbus Altmarkt (old market square). | |
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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 (2023-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 94,778 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/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 |
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.
Boroughs of Cottbus
- (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
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand im Land Brandenburg Dezember 2023] (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen, basierend auf dem Zensus 2022)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German).
Other websites
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