Cottbus, College town in Brandenburg, Germany.
Description
Cottbus is a university town in Brandenburg, positioned as the second-largest settlement in the federal state east of Berlin. The town spreads across several districts, from its older core to modern residential areas, and features wide parks and green spaces throughout.
History
German settlers founded a trading post along the medieval Salt Road in the 13th century, which quickly gained importance. Over the following centuries, the settlement developed into a key center for textile production and later for lignite mining in Lusatia.
Culture
Street signs throughout the districts display both German and Lower Sorbian names, reflecting the Sorbian minority that has lived in the region for centuries. Visitors notice this bilingual character while walking through town, where both languages appear side by side on public signage.
Practical
The central station offers rail connections to Berlin, Dresden, and Frankfurt with services running from early morning to late evening. The town center is walkable, while trams and buses serve the outer districts.
Did you know?
The flooding of former lignite mines is transforming the landscape south of town into Cottbuser Ostsee, which will become the largest artificial lake in Brandenburg when completed. Visitors can already observe the ongoing transformation of former industrial sites into a recreation area.
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Branitzer Park
2.8 km
Státní divadlo Chotěbuz
589 m
Schloss Branitz
3.3 km
Carl-Thiem-Klinikum Cottbus
2.1 km
Cottbus Air Base
2.7 km
Tierpark Cottbus
2.3 km
Gedenkstätte Zuchthaus Cottbus
1.5 km
Parkeisenbahn Cottbus
2.3 km
Altmarkt
189 m
Stadthalle Cottbus
167 m
Oberkirche St. Nikolai
328 m
Spremberger Turm
362 m
Merzdorf Observation tower
4.7 km
Flugplatzmuseum Cottbus
2.6 km
Festung Peitz
12 km
Bahnhofstraße
567 m
Wendisches Museum
214 m
Weltspiegel Kino
524 m
Kunstmuseum Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus
497 m
Klosterkirche
138 m
Apothekenmuseum, Cottbus
180 m
Südfriedhof
2.9 km
Lagune
1.2 kmRaumflugplanetarium Cottbus
1.1 km
Spremberger Straße
193 m
Klosterplatz 4
180 m
St. Maria Friedenskönigin
664 m
Altes Rathaus
171 m
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