Bezirk Cottbus
The Bezirk Cottbus was a district 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, bordered with the Bezirke of Frankfurt, Potsdam, Halle, Leipzig and Dresden. It bordered also with Poland.Subdivision
The Bezirk was divided into 15 Kreise: 1 urban district and 14 rural districts :
