Cottbus

Cottbus
Cottbus Altmarkt (old market square).
Cottbus
Coordinates	51°45′38″N 14°20′03″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Urban district
Lord Mayor	Frank Szymanski (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	164.28 km2 (63.43 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m  (230 ft)
Population	102,265  (31 March 2007)
- Density	623 /km2 (1,612 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	CB
Postal codes	03042-03055
Area code	0355
Website	www.cottbus.de

Cottbus is a city in the east of Germany, in the state of Brandenburg. Cottbus has about 105,000 inhabitants and is the second largest city after Potsdam in Brandenburg. It lies southeast of Berlin on the River Spree. There are two universities, the Brandenburgische Technische Universität (BTU) and the Hochschule Lausitz.

Boroughs of Cottbus

• (1) Mitte (Srjejź)
• (2) Neu und Alt Schmellwitz
• (3) Sandow (Žandow)
• (4) Spremberger Vorstadt
• (5) Ströbitz (Strobice)
• (6) Sielow (Žylow)
• (7) Saspow (Zaspy)
• (8) Merzdorf (Žylowk)
• (9) Dissenchen (Dešank)
• (10) Branitz (Rogeńc)
• (11) Madlow (Modłej)
• (12) Sachsendorf (Knorawa)
• (13) Döbbrick (Depsk)
• (14) Skadow (Škodow)
• (15) Willmersdorf (Rogozno)
• (16) Kahren (Korjeń)
• (17) Kiekebusch (Kibuš)
• (18) Gallinchen (Gołynk)
• (19) Groß Gaglow (Gogolow)