▁city ▁of ▁Cob urg . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁largely ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Cob urg . ▁From ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁region ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁du chy ▁of ▁Sax e - C ob urg - G oth a ▁( see ▁Th uring ia ). ▁In ▁a ▁refer endum ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁the ▁Cob urg ▁portion ▁of ▁this ▁state ▁decided ▁to ▁join ▁Bav aria ▁( un ited ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ). ▁The ▁present ▁district ▁is ▁identical ▁to ▁that ▁portion , ▁but ▁ex cludes ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Cob urg ▁and ▁the ▁exc lave ▁of ▁König s berg , ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Ha ß ber ge ▁district . ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Ne ust adt ▁was ▁a ▁district - free ▁city ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁district . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁h illy ▁country ▁between ▁the ▁Th uring ian ▁S late ▁Mountains ▁and ▁the ▁Main ▁valley . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁( latest ▁data ▁available ) ▁the ▁G DP ▁per ▁inhab it ant ▁was ▁€ 2 7 , 1 4 5 . ▁This ▁places ▁the ▁district ▁ 8 9 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 9 6 ▁districts ▁( r ural ▁and ▁urban ) ▁in ▁Bav aria ▁( over all ▁average : ▁€ 4 6 , 6 9 8 ). ▁ ▁Co at ▁of