Cottbus
Cottbus Altmarkt (old market square)
Cottbus
Coordinates	51°45′38″N 14°20′3″E / 51.76056°N 14.33417°E / 51.76056; 14.33417Coordinates: 51°45′38″N 14°20′3″E / 51.76056°N 14.33417°E / 51.76056; 14.33417
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Urban district
Lord Mayor	Frank Szymanski (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	164.28 km2 (63.43 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m  (230 ft)
Population	102,091 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	621 /km2 (1,610 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	CB
Postal codes	03042-03055
Area code	0355
Website	www.cottbus.de

Cottbus (Lower Sorbian: Chóśebuz) is a university city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around 44 km (27 miles) northeast of Hoyerswerda, on the River Spree.

History[link]

The settlement was established in the 10th century, when Sorbs erected a castle on a sandy island in the River Spree. The first recorded mention of the town's name was in 1156. In the 13th century German settlers came to the town and thereafter lived side-by-side with the Sorbs. In medieval times Cottbus was known for wool, and the town's drapery was exported all over the Brandenburg, Bohemia and Saxony. In 1462 Cottbus was acquired by the Margraviate of Brandenburg; in 1701 the city became part of the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1815 the surrounding districts of Upper and Lower Lusatia were ceded by the Kingdom of Saxony to Prussia.

From 1949 until German reunification in 1990, Cottbus was part of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).

Culture and education[link]

Cottbus is the cultural centre of the Lower Sorbian minority. Many signs in the town are bilingual, and there is a Lower Sorbian-medium Gymnasium, but Sorbian is rarely spoken on the streets.

Next to Cottbus is the famous Branitz Park, created by Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau after 1845. Schloss Branitz (Branitz Castle) was rebuilt by Gottfried Semper in a late Baroque style between 1846 and 1852, and the gardens laid by Prince Hermann feature two pyramids. One of these, the Seepyramide, is in the middle of an artificial lake and serves as his mauseoleum. ^[2]

Cottbus is also home of the Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) and the maths/science-oriented Max-Steenbeck-Gymnasium, which is named after the physicist Max Steenbeck.

Every year Cottbus is host to the East European Film Festival.

Cottbus has a football team called FC Energie Cottbus, which currently play in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga. Their home matches are played at the city's Stadion der Freundschaft.

Power generation[link]

There are several coal-fired power stations in the area around Cottbus (Lausitz). The biggest stations are "Schwarze Pumpe" (1600 MW), "Boxberg" (1900 MW) and "Jänschwalde" (3000 MW).

International relations[link]

Twin towns – Sister cities[link]

Cottbus is twinned with:

See also[link]

• Cottbus Air Base
• Cottbus-Drewitz Airport
• Cottbus-Neuhausen Airport
• Klinge

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Cottbus

• Official Website (German) (English) (Polish) (Sorbian)
• Homepage of Brandenburg Technical University
•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cottbus". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

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Philipp Boy
Boy (left) with Kōhei Uchimura and Jonathan Horton in October 2010, following the All-Around competition at the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Personal information
Full name	Philipp Boy
Country represented	Germany
Born	(1987-07-23) July 23, 1987 (age 24) Blumenhagen
Height	172 centimetres (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	66 kilograms (150 lb)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International
Club	SC Cottbus
Head coach(es)	Andreas Hirsch
Assistant coach(es)	Karsten Oelsch
Medal record Competitor for  Germany Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Silver 2011 Tokyo All-Around Silver 2010 Rotterdam All-Around Bronze 2010 Rotterdam Team Bronze 2007 Stuttgart Team European Championships Gold 2011 Berlin All-Around Gold 2010 Birmingham Team Silver 2011 Berlin High Bar Silver 2008 Lausanne Team Bronze 2010 Birmingham High Bar

Philipp Boy (born July 23, 1987 in Blumenhagen) is a German gymnast.

He was a member of the 2007 and 2010 World bronze medal winning teams. In addition, he won back-to-back silver medals in the World All Around competition (2010 and 2011). He is the 2011 European All Around Champion.In the 2011 World Championships, Boy won the silver all around because of his high bar routine. He received a score of 16.066, the highest score on high bar by far.

References[link]

• sports-reference.com

External links[link]

• Philipp Boy at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique

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