Cottbus

city in Brandenburg, Germany
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Cottbus

Summary

Cottbus is a major regional center[1]. Cottbus draws 462 Wikipedia views per month (major_regional_center category, ranking #3 of 15).[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 Air Base[35], an air base[36], in Germany[37]; Cottbus-Drewitz Airport[38], a commercial airfield[39], in Germany[40]; and Kottbusser Tor[41], a square[42], in Germany[43].

Why It Matters

Cottbus draws 462 Wikipedia views per month (major_regional_center category, ranking #3 of 15).[2] Cottbus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Cottbus is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+99595'}, {'amount': '+99913'}, {'amount': '+99974'} +14
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 4701
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  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 87659
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  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+99595'}, {'amount': '+99913'}, {'amount': '+99974'} +14
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  4. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Postal code → 03042, 03044, 03046 +7
    Sbn place id → —
    Permanent duplicated item → —
    Archinform location id → 295
    + 214 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0374486-Cottbus-Nemecko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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