Cottbus

Population 95,140 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Germany

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Germany
Daylight 7 h 49 in Dec, dark by 15:52 · 16 h 39 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 18 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 58 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 48 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 51 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 38 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 39 of daylight
  7. July: 16 h 14 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 41 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 42 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 44 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 52 of daylight
  12. December: 7 h 49 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Wochenmarkt Oberkirchplatz

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–16:00
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 06:00–13:00
    7. Sunday: closed
    Times vary by day
    Tuesday
    08:00–16:00
    Saturday
    06:00–13:00
    190 m from the centre

  • Blumenmarkt Thiemstraße/Leipziger Straße

    1. Monday: 07:00–17:00
    2. Tuesday: 07:00–17:00
    3. Wednesday: 07:00–17:00
    4. Thursday: 07:00–17:00
    5. Friday: 07:00–17:00
    6. Saturday: 09:00–16:00
    7. Sunday: closed
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    07:00–17:00
    Tuesday
    07:00–17:00
    Wednesday
    07:00–17:00
    Thursday
    07:00–17:00
    Friday
    07:00–17:00
    Saturday
    09:00–16:00
    1.9 km from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Ortsteil Ströbitz

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: 08:00–13:00
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–13:00

    2.1 km from the centre

  • Cottbuser Trödelmarkt Ernst-Mucke-Platz

    Opening hours

    Sa,Su 10:00-16:00 || "1x monatlich"

    2.8 km from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Spremberger Straße

    No hours mapped

    170 m from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Stadthallenvorplatz

    No hours mapped

    290 m from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Ortsteil Sandow

    No hours mapped

    930 m from the centre

  • Viehmarkt

    No hours mapped

    1.3 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 49 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Stadion der Freundschaft 1.3 km, Cottbus Hauptbahnhof / Chóśebuz głowne dwórnišćo 1.3 km, Cottbus-Sandow - Chóśebuz-Žandow 1.5 km, Sandower Dreieck 1.5 km, Messehallen 1.6 km, Parkcafé 1.8 km, Zoo 2.1 km, Cottbus-Merzdorf - Chóśebuz-Žylowk 2.4 km, Park und Schloß Branitz 3.2 km, Kolkwitz / Gołkojce 5.8 km

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