Cottbus
Cottbus is a city in the southeast of Brandenburg state, in Germany. It is the state's second-largest city and is considered one of the cultural centres of the Sorbs, a Slavic ethnic minority in eastern Germany.Notable Places in the Area
Wendish Museum
Museum
Photo: Alexandru.giurca, Public domain.
The Wendish Museum, Lower Sorbian: Serbski muzej, German: Wendisches Museum, is a museum of the culture and history of the Wends and Sorbs in Lower Lusatia.
Staatstheater Cottbus
Theatre building
The Staatstheater Cottbus is the only state theatre of the German federal state of Brandenburg in Cottbus.
Cottbus Hauptbahnhof
Railway station
Photo: Karatecoop, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cottbus Hauptbahnhof or Chóśebuz głowne dwórnišćo is one of the main railway stations of the German state of Brandenburg.
Localities in the Area
Kolkwitz
Village
Photo: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kolkwitz is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. Kolkwitz is situated 5 km west of Cottbus.
Branitz
Village
Photo: Newbeekeeper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Branitz is a village situated 3½ km southeast of Cottbus.
Cottbus
- Type: Locality with 98,400 residents
- Location: Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.756° or 51° 45' 22" northLongitude
14.3197° or 14° 19' 11" eastPopulation
98,400Elevation
76 metres (249 feet)Open Location Code
9F3PQ849+CVGeoNames ID
6547541Cottbus Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Lower Sorbian: Chóśebuz
- Upper Sorbian: Choćebuz
- 12052000
- Stadt Cottbus
Other Places Named Cottbus
Localities in the Area
- BrunschwigSuburb
- Spremberger VorstadtSuburb
- MarkgrafenmühleLocality
- Klein Ströbitz/StrobickVillage
- SandowSuburb
Landmarks in the Area
- CottbusRailway stop
- Radisson Blu HotelHotel
- Lindner Congress HotelHotel
- Sorat Hotel CottbusHotel
- Cottbus-Sandow stationRailway stop
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Cottbus. Photo: Joeb07, CC BY 3.0.