Kolkwitz

Kolkwitz

Popular pub „Koselmühle“, located near Glinzig

Coat of arms
Kolkwitz

Coordinates: 51°45′00″N 14°15′00″E / 51.75000°N 14.25000°E / 51.75000; 14.25000Coordinates: 51°45′00″N 14°15′00″E / 51.75000°N 14.25000°E / 51.75000; 14.25000
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Spree-Neiße
Government
  Mayor Fritz Handrow
Area
  Total 104.02 km2 (40.16 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 9,274
  Density 89/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 Golkojce) 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

History

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

Demography

Kolkwitz:
Population development within the current boundaries
[2]
Year Population
1875 5 701
1890 6 296
1910 6 880
1925 7 352
1933 7 869
1939 8 975
1946 10 466
1950 10 521
1964 8 939
1971 8 447
Year Population
1981 7 831
1985 7 689
1989 7 636
1990 7 555
1991 7 486
1992 7 470
1993 7 788
1994 8 148
1995 8 622
1996 9 121
Year Population
1997 9 634
1998 9 980
1999 10 188
2000 10 270
2001 10 254
2002 10 225
2003 10 228
2004 10 118
2005 9 989
2006 9 965
Year Population
2007 9 885
2008 9 773
2009 9 664
2010 9 542
2011 9 289
2012 9 301

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:

  • Kolkwitz
  • Eichow
  • Gulben
  • Glinzig
  • Hänchen
  • Dahlitz
  • Papitz
  • Limberg
  • Krieschow
  • Babow/Spreewald
  • Brodtkowitz
  • Kackrow
  • Klein Gaglow
  • Zahsow
  • Kunersdorf
  • Milkersdorf
  • Wiesendorf

Partnership

There are partnerships between Kolkwitz and the towns following:

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kolkwitz.
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