▁two ▁major ▁festiv als : ▁ ▁and ▁Johann ▁Stra uss ▁Mus ikt age . ▁Cob urg ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" Europe ' s ▁Capital ▁of ▁S amba ." ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁prior ▁to ▁German ▁re - un ification , ▁Americans ▁and ▁American ▁culture ▁are ▁still ▁present ▁in ▁Cob urg ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area . ▁This ▁influence ▁ranges ▁from ▁American - style ▁pub s ▁and ▁restaur ants ▁to ▁two ▁sports ▁clubs ▁spons oring ▁baseball ▁teams . ▁ ▁T riv ia ▁The ▁National ▁Hot ▁Dog ▁and ▁S aus age ▁Council ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁Frankfurt ▁is ▁tradition ally ▁cred ited ▁with ▁origin ating ▁the ▁fran k fur ter . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Council , ▁this ▁claim ▁is ▁disput ed ▁and ▁the ▁hot ▁dog ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁by ▁Johann ▁Georg he hner , ▁a ▁but cher , ▁living ▁in ▁Cob urg . ▁ ▁Cob urg ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁German ▁town ▁to ▁elect ▁a ▁Naz i ▁Mayor . ▁ ▁A ▁popular ▁local ▁del ic acy ▁is ▁the ▁Cob urger ▁Br at w urst , ▁a ▁sa usage ▁( the ▁official ▁measure ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁denoted ▁by ▁the ▁Marshall ' s ▁staff ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁statue ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁patron , ▁Sank t ▁Maur it ius , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁town ▁hall ▁and ▁over looking ▁the ▁square ) ▁ro asted ▁over ▁a ▁p ine ▁cone ▁fire . ▁The ▁sa usage ▁is ▁served ▁in ▁a ▁Sem mel ▁( a ▁small