Cottbus
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From top: View of Cottbus at sunset,
The Art-Nouveau façade of the State Theater (1905), The 14th cent. Spremberger Tower, View on the Karl-Liebknecht Str, The library of the Brandenburg University of Technology |
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 Cottbus/Chóśebuz
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| Coordinates: 51°45′38″N 14°20′03″E / 51.76056°N 14.33417°ECoordinates: 51°45′38″N 14°20′03″E / 51.76056°N 14.33417°E | |||||||
| Country | Germany | ||||||
| State | Brandenburg | ||||||
| District | Urban district | ||||||
| Government | |||||||
| • Lord Mayor | Holger Kelch (CDU) | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
| • Total | 164.28 km2 (63.43 sq mi) | ||||||
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) | ||||||
| Population (2015-12-31) | |||||||
| • Total | 99,687 | ||||||
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | ||||||
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||||||
| Postal codes | 03042-03055 | ||||||
| Dialling codes | 0355 | ||||||
| Vehicle registration | CB | ||||||
| Website | www.cottbus.de | ||||||
Cottbus (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔtbʊs]; Lower Sorbian: Chóśebuz) is a university city and the second-largest city in Brandenburg, Germany. Situated around 125 km (78 mi) southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree, Cottbus is also a major railway junction with extensive sidings/depots.
Until the beginning of the twentieth century the spelling of the city's name was contentious. In Berlin the spelling "Kottbus" was preferred, and it is still used in respect of the capital's Kottbusser Tor ("Cottbus Gate"), but locally the traditional spelling "Cottbus" (which defies standard German-language rules) was preferred, and this is now used in most circumstances. Because the official spelling used locally before the spelling reforms of 1996 had contravened even the standardized spelling rules already in place, the stress their urgent recommendation that geographical names should respect the national spelling standards. In this context it is to be noted that to identify a citizen of the city either "Cottbuser" or "Cottbusser" may be used.
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