Spree-Neiße

district in Brandenburg state, Germany

Spree-Neiße (Lower Sorbian: Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa) is a Kreis (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. The district-free city of Cottbus is completely surrounded by the district. To the east is Poland.

Spree-Neiße
Flag of Spree-Neiße
Coat of arms of Spree-Neiße
Coordinates: 51°41′N 14°24′E / 51.683°N 14.400°E / 51.683; 14.400
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
CapitalForst
Area
 • Total1,647.8 km2 (636.2 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total112,493
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSPN
Websitelandkreis-spree-neisse.de

The district was started in 1993 by joining the old districts Cottbus-Land, Forst, Guben and Spremberg.

Coat of arms

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  The coat of arms has four quarters, one for each of the old districts. The crayfish in the topleft symbolizes Cottbus-Land, and is also present in the coat of arms of the city of Cottbus. The lion in the topright is the symbol of the Kingdom of Bohemia, as Spremberg was owned by the Bohemian kings. The deer antler in the bottomright symbolizes Forst, and was taken from the coat of arms of the Lords of Biberstein. The crown in the bottomleft represents the kings of Bohemia again, but this time symbolizing Guben.

Towns and municipalities

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Amt-free towns Ämter
  1. Drebkau
  2. Forst, Lausitz
  3. Guben
  4. Spremberg
  5. Welzow


Amt-free municipalities

  1. Kolkwitz
  2. Neuhausen/Spree
  3. Schenkendöbern

1. Burg (Spreewald)

  1. Briesen
  2. Burg1
  3. Dissen-Striesow
  4. Guhrow
  5. Schmogrow-Fehrow
  6. Werben

2. Döbern-Land

  1. Döbern1, 2
  2. Felixsee
  3. Groß Schacksdorf-Simmersdorf
  4. Hornow-Wadelsdorf
  5. Jämlitz-Klein Düben
  6. Neiße-Malxetal
  7. Tschernitz
  8. Wiesengrund

3. Peitz

  1. Drachhausen
  2. Drehnow
  3. Heinersbrück
  4. Jänschwalde
  5. Peitz1, 2
  6. Tauer
  7. Teichland
  8. Turnow-Preilack
1seat of the Amt; 2town

References

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  1. "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.

Other websites

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