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Cottbus [1] is a city in Brandenburg, Germany with a population of 102,000.

The Arms of Cottbus

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Church and Hotel in Cottbus

Cottbus

Cottbus is a small city and due to high unemployment the city has to suffer from the brain drain to more prosperus German cities. The proximity to Berlin allows a lot of people to commute between the cities.

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Either via the Autobahn from Berlin or Dresden. There is an hourly train from Berlin to Cottbus.

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Public transport or by bike

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Cottbus is known for two things:

1. FC Energie Cottbus - FC Energie Cottbus is Cottbus' professional soccer team in the 1. Bundesliga (federal football leaque).
2. Lignite extraction in the open pits aorund the town

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• Berlin