Cottbus

	COTTBUS Country : Germany State : Brandenburg District (Kreis) : Free urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt) Additions: 1872 Ostrow 1904 Sandow 1950 Madlow 1950 Sachsendorf 1950 Saspow 1950 Schmellwitz 1950 Ströbitz 1974 Branitzer Park 1994 Branitz 1994 Dissenchen 1994 Döbbrick 1994 Kahren 1994 Maiberg 1994 Merzdorf 1994 Schlichow 1994 Sielow 1994 Skadow 1994 Willmersdorf 2003 Gallinchen 2003 Groß Gaglow 2003 Kiekebusch Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51.75610000000000354702933691442012786865234375,"lon":14.327799999999999869260136620141565799713134765625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 2000.

The arms of Cottbus show a city wall with a small shield with a crawfish. The latter is the arms of the medieval Lords of Cottbus, who ruled the city from 1199-1445. The combination already appeared on the oldest seal of the city, dating from the early 14^th century.

The historical colours are the colours of Brandenburg (silver and red), but during DDR times different colour schemes have been used.