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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

Kolkwitz httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

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.

Contents

Map of Kolkwitz, Germany

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.

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

    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:

    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. [1]
  • Torzym in the Lubusz Voivodeship (Poland). Partnership established on June 10, 2006. [2]
  • References

    Kolkwitz Wikipedia