Cottbus Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Brandenburg, Germany
About Cottbus
The name of the city comes from "Chotibuz" from the Sorbian (Wendish) language, which is itself a derivation ofChoitische Budky, meaning approximately "pretty little houses". Modern Cottbus is a small city, in what used to be East Germany (GDR), and due to high unemployment the city has suffered from the "brain drain" to more prosperous German cities. Its proximity toBerlinallows a lot of people to commute between the two cities. Today, it is most associated with coal mining, Communist-era prefabricated buildings, and the nearby Spreewald forest, but the city has much more to offer visitors than drab East German nostalgia. The city first reached a population of more than 100,000 (the lower limit for the German termGroßstadt) in the 1970s and peaked at over 130,000 during the East German p
Top Attractions in Cottbus
Explore the best things to see and do in Cottbus:
- ★Apothekenmuseum
- ★Cottbuser Ostsee
- ★Cottbuser Postkutscher Tour
- ★Cottbuser Tierpark
- ★Dieselkraftwerk Kunstmuseum
- ★Elektrizitätswerk
- ★FC Energie Cottbus
- ★Flugplatzmuseum
Where to Eat in Cottbus
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Brau und Bistro
- 🍴Coffeelatte
- 🍴Da Capo
- 🍴Da Nando
- 🍴Deniro
- 🍴Die Suppenbar
Where to Stay in Cottbus
- 🏨AHORN - Hotel & Restaurant
- 🏨Hotel & inn "Zum Postkutscher"
- 🏨Hotel & Restaurant Jahrmarkthof
- 🏨Hotel Willmersdorfer Hof
- 🏨Hotel Zur Sonne
- 🏨Jugenherberge Cottbus
Cottbus Travel Guide Sections
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