Kolkwitz
| Kolkwitz/Gołkojce | ||
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Popular pub „Koselmühle“, located near Glinzig | ||
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  Kolkwitz/Gołkojce | ||
Location of Kolkwitz/Gołkojce within Spree-Neiße district  | ||
| Coordinates: 51°45′00″N 14°15′00″E / 51.75000°N 14.25000°ECoordinates: 51°45′00″N 14°15′00″E / 51.75000°N 14.25000°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Brandenburg | |
| District | Spree-Neiße | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Fritz Handrow | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 104.02 km2 (40.16 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 9,147 | |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 03099 | |
| Dialling codes | 0355, 035603, 035604, 035606 | |
| Vehicle registration | SPN | |
| Website | www.kolkwitz.de | |
Kolkwitz (Lower Sorbian Gołkojce) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in southeastern Brandenburg.
Geography
Kolkwitz is situated 5 km west of Cottbus. location
This central position makes Kolkwitz a good base for exploring trips to
- Berlin
- Dresden
- the Spreewald (Lübbenau, Lübben or Burg)
- the worldfamous „Park of Branitz“ (in Cottbus) and Park von Muskau created by famous landscape-gardener Hermann von Pückler-Muskau.
- „Lutherstadt“ Wittenberg – former hometown of Martin Luther.
- Tropical Islands Resort near Lübben
- Poland
History
First documentation concerning Kolkwitz is based in the 13th century.
Demography
Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)
Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
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Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[3]
Tourism
Pictures from Kolkwitz can be found here. Clicking the pictures gives you further information ( German only).
There's a bunker of former airforce of German Democratic Republic (GS-31), which can be visited. website
Hotels and restaurants are listed here.
Clubs
Biggest sportsclub in Kolkwitz is the SV Kolkwitz 1896 e.V. .
Kolkwitzer Carneval Club e. V. is known to be one of the most active Carneval Clubs in the region.
Motorsportclub Hänchen arranges German Open Masterships in Motocross (motorbikes) every year.
Firebrigades (German: „Feuerwehren“) in the different towns of the municipality are a very popular.
More clubs can be found here.
Towns of the municipality
The municipality Kolkwitz exists since the year 1993. It includes the following towns:
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Partnership
There are partnerships between Kolkwitz and the towns following:
- Großmehring in the Bavarian district Eichstätt (Germany). Partnership established on June 18 and September 24 in 1994.
- Torzym in the Lubusz Voivodeship (Poland). Partnership established on June 10, 2006.
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.
- ↑ Boundaries as of 2013
- ↑ Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kolkwitz. |
