Cottbus
Cottbus is the second-largest city in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is considered one of the cultural centres of the Sorbs, a Slavic ethnic minority in eastern Germany.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wendish Museum and Cottbus Hauptbahnhof.
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.
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. It was called Cottbus station until 9 December 2018.
Staatstheater Cottbus
Theater building
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ströbitz and Sandow.
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.
Cottbus
- Type: Locality with 95,100 residents
- Also known as: “12052000” and “Stadt Cottbus”
- 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
95,100Elevation
76 metres (249 feet)Open location code
9F3PQ849+CVGeoNames ID
6547541
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Lower Sorbian to Upper Sorbian—“Cottbus” goes by many names.
- Lower Sorbian: “Chóśebuz”
- Upper Sorbian: “Choćebuz”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cottbus and Radisson Blu Hotel.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Cottbus”. Photo: Joeb07, CC BY 3.0.