Cottbus was a district () of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The administrative seat and main town was Cottbus. History The district was established, along with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, de facto replacing the East German States () which had been established in the post-war period; these in turn had replaced the Nazi (and the pre-war States and Prussian Provinces which had been de facto but not de jure superseded by the ). Most of Cottbus had been part of Brandenburg, with smaller parts taken from Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt On 3 October 1990 the were disestablished due to the reunification of Germany. Most of the of Cottbus returned to the reconstituted states which they had belonged to before 1952: most went to Brandenburg, while the districts of Hoyerswerda and Weißwasser returned to Saxony and Jessen returned to Saxony-Anhalt; Bad Liebenwerda and Herzberg, which had been part of Saxony-Anhalt before 1952 became part of Brandenburg. Geography Position Cottbus, mainly located in Brandenburg and partly in Saxony (Hoyerswerda), bordered the of Frankfurt, Potsdam, Halle, Leipzig and Dresden. It also bordered Poland. Subdivision The Bezirk was divided into 15 : 1 urban district () and 14 rural districts (): Urban district: Cottbus. Rural districts: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; . References External links Cottbus Bezirk Cottbus Bezirk Cottbus History of Cottbus Former states and territories of Saxony Former states and territories of Brandenburg