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Cottbus
City
Cottbus Altmarkt (old market square).
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Cottbus
Cottbus Show map of Germany Cottbus Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°45′38″N 14°20′03″E / 51.76056°N 14.33417°E / 51.76056; 14.33417
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  (2021-12-31)[1]
• Total	98,359
• Density	600/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

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[change | change source]

• (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 | change source]

1. ↑ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.

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