Cottbus Air Base

Cottbus Air Base is a former military airport that is 2 km north-west of Cottbus in Brandenburg, Germany.

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Type: Airfield
Description: military air base in Germany
Also known as: “CBU”, “Cottbus Army Airport”, and “ETHT”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cottbus Hauptbahnhof and Staatstheater Cottbus.

Cottbus Hauptbahnhof

Railway station

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Cottbus Hauptbahnhof or Chóśebuz głowne dwórnišćo is one of the main railway stations of the German state of Brandenburg. It was called Cottbus station until 9 December 2018. Cottbus Hauptbahnhof is situated 3 km southeast of Cottbus Air Base.

Staatstheater Cottbus

Theater building

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The Staatstheater Cottbus is the only state theatre of the German federal state of Brandenburg in Cottbus. It has its own ensemble presenting plays, operas, operettas, musicals, orchestral concerts and ballet. Staatstheater Cottbus is situated 3 km east of Cottbus Air Base.

Wendish Museum

Museum

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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. Wendish Museum is situated 3½ km east of Cottbus Air Base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ströbitz and Kolkwitz.

Ströbitz

Suburb

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Ströbitz is a suburb.

Kolkwitz

Village

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Kolkwitz is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. Kolkwitz is situated 3½ km southwest of Cottbus Air Base.