Map of Cottbus, Germany

Cottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, with a population of about 84,754. It lies at 51.7577°N, 14.3289°E. Cottbus is about 106 km (66 mi) southeast of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Żary, 57 km to the east.

Cottbus at a glance

Where is Cottbus?

• The 2nd largest city in Brandenburg on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 47 min on the shortest day to 16 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cottbus

• Żary — 57 km east, Poland
• Bautzen — 65 km south
• Frankfurt (Oder) — 67 km north
• Fürstenwalde — 69 km north
• Görlitz — 81 km southeast
• Zgorzelec — 82 km southeast, Poland
• Zielona Góra — 83 km east, Poland
• Dresden — 89 km southwest
• Pirna — 93 km south
• Nowa Sól — 96 km east, Poland

Largest cities in Brandenburg

• Potsdam — 184,754
• Brandenburg an der Havel — 59,826
• Frankfurt (Oder) — 57,107
• Eberswalde — 41,980
• Oranienburg — 40,793
• Falkensee — 37,468
• Bernau bei Berlin — 34,866
• Schwedt (Oder) — 33,730
• Fürstenwalde — 33,539

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• Hamburg — 1,973,896
• Munich — 1,505,005
• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Dresden — 564,904

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.