Kolkwitz

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Country Germany District Spree-Neiße Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 104 km² Population 9,773 (31 Dec 2008)		State Brandenburg Elevation 126 m (413 ft) Postal codes 03099 Local time Thursday 11:51 PM Postal code 03099

Weather 2°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 91% Humidity

Kolkwitz (Lower Sorbian Gołkojce) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in southeastern Brandenburg.

Map of Kolkwitz, Germany

Kolkwitz is situated 5 km west of Cottbus. location

This central position makes Kolkwitz a good base for exploring trips to

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

First documentation concerning Kolkwitz is based in the 13th century.

Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.

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.

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.

The municipality Kolkwitz exists since the year 1993. It includes the following towns:

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. [1]

Torzym in the Lubusz Voivodeship (Poland). Partnership established on June 10, 2006. [2]

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