A city of east-central Germany near the Polish border. It developed as a market center in the late 12th century. Population: 104,000.
Cottbus
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A city of east-central Germany near the Polish border. It developed as a market center in the late 12th century. Population: 104,000.
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Cottbus or Kottbus (both: kôt'bʊs), city (1994 pop. 128,120), Brandenburg, E Germany, on the Spree River. It is an industrial center and rail junction, but one that is heavily polluted with sulfur dioxide. Manufactures include textiles, leather, machinery, and building materials. Cottbus developed as a market center in the late 12th cent. and passed to Brandenburg in the mid-15th cent. It was annexed, with the rest of Lusatia, by Saxony in 1635 and was taken by Prussia in 1815.
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The country code is: 49
The city code is: 355
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
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| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Urban district |
| Lord Mayor | Frank Szymanski (SPD) |
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| Area | 164.28 km2 (63.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population | 102,265 (31 March 2007) |
| - Density | 623 /km2 (1,612 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | CB |
| Postal codes | 03042-03055 |
| Area code | 0355 |
| Website | www.cottbus.de
Coordinates: 51°45′38″N 14°20′03″E / 51.76056°N 14.33417°E |
Cottbus (Lower Sorbian: Chóśebuz) is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around 125 km southeast of Berlin on the River Spree. In 31 December, 2005, its population was 106,415.[1]
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History
The settlement was established in the 10th century, when Sorbs erected a castle on a sandy island in the River Spree. The first recorded mention of the town's name was in 1156. In the 13th century German settlers came to the town and thereafter lived side-by-side with the Sorbs. In medieval times Cottbus was known for wool, and the town's drapery was exported all over the Brandenburg, Bohemia and Saxony. In 1462 Cottbus was acquired by the Margraviate of Brandenburg; in 1701 the city became part of the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1815 the surrounding districts of Upper and Lower Lusatia were ceded by the Kingdom of Saxony to Prussia.
From 1949 until German reunification in 1990, Cottbus was part of the German Democratic Republic.
Culture and education
Cottbus is the cultural centre of the Lower Sorbian minority. Many signs in the town are bilingual, and there is a Lower Sorbian-medium Gymnasium, but Sorbian is rarely spoken on the streets.
Next to Cottbus is the famous Park of Branitz, created by Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau after 1845.
Cottbus is also home to the Brandenburg Technical University (BTU) and the maths/science-oriented Max-Steenbeck-Gymnasium, one of Germany's best schools in international competitions, named after the physicist Max Steenbeck.
Every year Cottbus hosts the East European Film Festival.
Cottbus has a football (soccer) team called Energie Cottbus currently playing in the 2nd Division.
Power generation
There are several coal-fired power stations in the area around Cottbus (Lausitz). The biggest stations are "Schwarze Pumpe" (1600 MW), "Boxberg" (1900 MW) and "Jänschwalde" (3000 MW).
International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany
Twin towns - Sister cities
Cottbus is twinned with:
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- ^ "Zielona Góra - Partner Cities". © 2008 Urzędu Miasta Zielona Góra.. http://www.zielona-gora.pl/umzg/index.php?id=1111&lng=pl. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "Partnership towns of the City of Košice" (in Slovak). © 2007-2009 City of Košice Magistrát mesta Košice, Tr. SNP 48/A, 040 11 Košice. http://www.kosice.sk/clanok.asp?file=gov_s_c-00.html. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr Destrict". © 2009 Twins2010.com. http://www.twins2010.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pic/Dokumente/List_of_Twin_Towns_01.pdf?PHPSESSID=2edd34819db21e450d3bb625549ce4fd. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
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