Count on Cottbus!

Cottbus statistics

located between the densely populated areas of Berlin and Dresden

51 degrees northern latitude
14 degrees, eastern length
75m over NN

the City´s surface totals 164.2 km²
of which 53.0km² consist of 21.7km² cultivated surface
with 2 large gardens and green forest areas

the local population is approximately 100,068
employed 46,001

assessment tax rates:
trade tax, 360%
real estate tax A, 400%
real estate tax B, 450%.

Cottbus is...

• Capital: • Cottbus is the largest city in southern Brandenburg • It has a convention and congress center • Olympic training base

Cottbus has...

• State theater – the only Jugendstil theater in Europe • BTU – the only technical university in the State of Brandenburg • Carl Thiem Clinical Center – including the largest hospital in the State of Brandenburg • Cardiology Center – a special clinical center for heart problems • and a zoo – the largest of its kind in Brandenburg