Cottbus
Sign in to saveCottbus () or '''''' () is a university city and the second-largest city in the German state of Brandenburg after the state capital, Potsdam. With around 100,000 inhabitants, Cottbus is the most populous city in Lusatia. Cottbus lies in the Sorbian settlement area () of Lower Lusatia, and is the second-largest city on the River Spree after Berlin, which is situated around downstream. The city is located on the shores of Germany's largest artificial lake, the Cottbuser Ostsee ().
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Cottbus is a university city and the second-largest city in Brandenburg, Germany, with around 100,000 residents, making it the most populous city in the Lusatia region. The city lies in a historically Sorbian area along the River Spree and is situated on the shores of Germany's largest artificial lake, the Cottbuser Ostsee.
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- Town
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- DEU Cottbus Flag.svg
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- German place.state
- Brandenburg
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- German place.area
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- German place.postal_code
- 03042-03055
- German place.area_code
- 0355
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70 sectionsContents
- Names
- History
- Medieval period
- Modern period
- World War I and the interwar period
- 1914 to 1945
- German Democratic Republic
- Period after reunification
- Boroughs
- Demography
- Religion
- Religious affiliation statistics
- Christianity
- Protestant
- Roman Catholic
- Union of Evangelical Free Churches
- Other Christian churches and religious communities
- Judaism
- Islam
- Climate
- Culture and education
- Theater, stages, and ensembles
- Cinemas
- Museums and galleries
- Planetarium
- Buildings
- Individual buildings
- City fortifications
- Building ensembles
- Religious buildings
- Memorials
- Architectural trail
- Natural monuments
- Parks and green spaces
- Branitz Park
- Goethe Park and Carl Blechen Park
- Elias Park and Spreeauen Park
- Zoo
- Sport
- Clubs
- Sports facilities
- One-time sporting events
- Regular sporting events
- Regular events
- Fairs and exhibitions
- Major events and carnival
- Education and research
- General education schools
- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg
- Other educational institutions
- Libraries
- Economy and transportation
- Local businesses
- Transportation
- Road transport
- Rail transport
- Public transport
- Air transport
- Walking and cycling
- Media
- Public broadcasting
- Private broadcasting
- Print media
- Governance
- Mayor and city council
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Cottbus () or '''''' () is a university city and the second-largest city in the German state of Brandenburg after the state capital, Potsdam. With around 100,000 inhabitants, Cottbus is the most populous city in Lusatia. Cottbus lies in the Sorbian settlement area () of Lower Lusatia, and is the second-largest city on the River Spree after Berlin, which is situated around downstream. The city is located on the shores of Germany's largest artificial lake, the Cottbuser Ostsee ().
Cottbus is the political and cultural center of the Lower Sorbian-speaking Sorbs, also known as the Wends in Lower Lusatia; the overall center of Sorbian culture is Bautzen/Budyšin. Cottbus is the largest bilingual city in Germany. Signage is mostly in German and Lower Sorbian. The city hosts several Lower Sorbian institutions like the Lower Sorbian version of the Sorbischer Rundfunk/Serbski rozgłos, the Lower Sorbian Gymnasium, and the Wendish Museum. The use of the Lower Sorbian language, however, is more widespread in the surrounding municipalities than in the city itself. The Wendish Quarter is a part of the city supposed to resemble the traditional Sorbian architectural style.