Cottbus

Summary

Cottbus is a major regional center^[1]. Cottbus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Cottbus was a member of Mayors for Peace^[3].
• Cottbus is located in Brandenburg^[4].
• Cottbus is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Cottbus is on the body of water Spree^[6].
• Cottbus's head of government is recorded as Tobias Schick^[7].
• Cottbus's instance of is recorded as major regional center^[8].
• Cottbus's instance of is recorded as college town^[9].
• Cottbus's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Cottbus's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[11].
• Cottbus's instance of is recorded as district independent city of Brandenburg^[12].
• Cottbus's official language is recorded as Lower Sorbian^[13].
• Cottbus's official language is recorded as German^[14].
• Cottbus's shares border with is recorded as Spree-Neiße District^[15].
• Cottbus's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ströbitz^[16].
• Cottbus's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Branitz^[17].
• Cottbus's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kahren^[18].
• Cottbus's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Groß Gaglow^[19].
• Cottbus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Montreuil^[20].
• Cottbus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Grosseto^[21].
• Cottbus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lipetsk^[22].
• Cottbus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zielona Góra^[23].
• Cottbus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Targovishte^[24].
• Cottbus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Košice^[25].
• Cottbus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saarbrücken^[26].
• Cottbus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gelsenkirchen^[27].

Body

Geography

Cottbus is in the country of Germany^[5]. Cottbus is located in Brandenburg^[4]. Cottbus is on the body of water Spree^[6]. Cottbus is part of Sorbian settlement area^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+99595'}^[29], {'amount': '+99913'}^[30], {'amount': '+99974'}^[31], {'amount': '+108491'}^[32], {'amount': '+125891'}^[33], and {'amount': '+113479'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include major regional center^[8], college town^[9], city^[10], urban municipality in Germany^[11], and district independent city of Brandenburg^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cottbus include Cottbus-Drewitz Airport^[35], a commercial airfield^[36], in Germany^[37]; Kottbusser Tor^[38], a square^[39], in Germany^[40]; and Cottbus Air Base^[41], an air base^[42], in Germany^[43].

Why It Matters

Cottbus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Cottbus is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Cottbus include Cottbus-Drewitz Airport^[35], a commercial airfield^[36], in Germany^[37]; Kottbusser Tor^[38], a square^[39], in Germany^[40]; and Cottbus Air Base^[41], an air base^[42], in Germany^[43].