Cottbus

Cottbus
The beautiful, lush green city, located along the Spree River, in Germany, is known as Cottbus. Over the years, Cottbus has been recognized for its recreational parks, and more recently as a reputable college/university town as well.

In addition, the city is also the hub for trade fairs and congresses in Lower Lusatia, and proves itself as a vital transportation and industrial center. Cottbus is a city rich in its culture, art, and nature which offers many recreational and adventurous opportunities to both its residents and visitors alike.

Cottbus City, also known as Kottbus, is situated in the federal state Brandenburg, in east central Germany, on the River Spree. It is between the metropolitan areas of Berlin and Dresden. It is a city of culture and arts, along with being a city of health.

The city also won the Gold Medal for the competition Our city is flourishing in 2001, at the national Entente Florale. The citys estimated population is 106, 400, and comprises a total area of 150.3 square kilometers. Cottbus is a destination, which can be easily reached by tourists, either by car, train, or an airplane.

Cottbus is a bilingual town, whose history revolves around Sorbs and German, the early settlers here. During the 10th century, the Sorbs had put up a castle on a sandy island in the River Spree, and established the settlement.

Then in the 13th century, came the German settlers, who started living alongside the Sorbs, and it was the pioneer planned settlement. The town developed its textile industry in the 16th century and in the early 18th century Cottbus became part of the Kingdom of Prussia.

The town established it first wool spinning factory in the 19th century, and also industrialization and brown coal mining turned Cottbus into an industrial town. After the establishment of the German Democratic Republic, Cottbus became the capital of district and since then, the city plays an important role in supplying the country's energy.

Among the many coal-fired power stations found inside the City of Cottbus, are the three largest stations, known as Schwarze Pumpe, Janschwalde and Boxberg. The city got incorporated in the year of 1976, and comprised 100,000 inhabitants. A deep structural change came about in 1990, with the fall of communism, before which Cottbus was part of the German Democratic Republic (GDR).

Today, being the second largest city in Brandenburg, Cottbus is developing into the center for science, services, and administration in southern Brandenburg, along with being a financial center for Brandenburg.

Cottbus features the states only technical university, known as Brandenburg Technical University and it is also the site for the Lausitz University of Applied Sciences. In terms of culture, Cottbus can said to be the cultural center of the Lower Sorbian minority, as there are several signs in the town which are bilingual, and also there is a Lower Sorbian-medium Gymnasium situated in the vicinity. However, the language Sorbian itself is seldom spoken on the city streets.

The city celebrates the East European Film Festival each year, and theaters like Staatstheater Cottbus are located here. Among the popular landmarks situated inside the city is the famous Spremberg Tower.

Places like Furst-Puckler-Museum Park and Schloss Branitz have been the center of attention since long now, and contributes a lot in attracting tourists and visitors from far off places. One can find plentiful excellent leisure-time activities here.

The city does not lag behind in sports as well, as Cottbus has a football team, FC Energie Cottbus, which is in the German Football League. Grab your Cottbus Tickets now, and come, explore this beautiful green city with friends and family!