▁the ▁other ▁Sax on - Th uring ian ▁principal ities ▁were ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁German ▁Democratic ▁Republic , ▁Bav arian ▁Cob urg ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁West ▁Germany . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁town ▁spent ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁years ▁lying ▁right ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cur tain , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁East ▁German ▁territory ▁on ▁three ▁sides ▁and ▁cut ▁off ▁from ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁natural ▁back ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Polish ▁amb assador ▁O sk ar ▁R . ▁L ange ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Cob urg ▁was ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁Al lies ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁Polish ▁armed ▁ins ur gency ▁led ▁by ▁W ład ys ław ▁Anders ▁against ▁the ▁Soviet - back ed ▁commun ists ▁in ▁Poland . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁Over ▁two ▁third s ▁of ▁Cob urg ' s ▁population ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁core ▁town ▁of ▁Cob urg ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Stadt te ile ▁merged ▁ ▁with ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁Some ▁of ▁those ▁retain ▁a ▁largely ▁rural ▁character . ▁ ▁Religion ▁Most ▁residents ▁of ▁Cob urg ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁( L uther an ). ▁Other ▁Christian ▁communities ▁are ▁Bapt ists , ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ists , ▁the ▁I CF ▁Mov ement , ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es , ▁C athol ics , ▁Old ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Apost ol ic ▁Church , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L