Bezirk Cottbus

Bezirk Cottbus
District
Coat of arms
Location of Bezirk Cottbus within the German Democratic Republic
Coordinates: 51°45′N 14°10′E / 51.750°N 14.167°E / 51.750; 14.167
Country	German Democratic Republic
Subdivisions	14 Kreise and 1 Stadtkreis
Formed	1952
Dissolved	1990
Seat	Cottbus
Area
• Total	8,262 km2 (3,190 sq mi)
Population  (1989)[1]
• Total	884,700
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Vehicle registration	Z

The Bezirk Cottbus was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Cottbus.

History[]

The district was established, with the other 13, on July 25, 1952, substituting the old German states. After October 3, 1990, it was disestablished due to the German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Brandenburg. However, districts of Hoyerswerda and Weißwasser went to Saxony and ones of Bad Liebenwerda, Jessen and Herzberg went to Saxony-Anhalt.

Geography[]

Position[]

The Bezirk Cottbus, mainly located in Brandenburg and partly in Saxony (Hoyerswerda), bordered with the Bezirke of Frankfurt (Oder), Potsdam, Halle, Leipzig and Dresden. It bordered also with Poland.

Subdivision[]

The Bezirk was divided into 15 Kreise: 1 urban district (Stadtkreis) and 14 rural districts (Landkreise):

• Urban district : Cottbus.
• Rural districts : ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Cottbus District (GDR) at Wikimedia Commons