Kolkwitz

Kolkwitz/Gołkojce
Kolkwitz/Gołkojce
	Popular pub „Koselmühle“, located near Glinzig
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Kolkwitz/Gołkojce Location of Kolkwitz/Gołkojce within Spree-Neiße district
	Coordinates: 51°45′00″N 14°15′00″E / 51.75000°N 14.25000°ECoordinates: 51°45′00″N 14°15′00″E / 51.75000°N 14.25000°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Government
• Mayor	Karsten Schreiber
Area
• Total	104.02 km2 (40.16 sq mi)
Elevation	126 m (413 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,189
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	03099
Dialling codes	0355, 035603, 035604, 035606
Vehicle registration	SPN
Website	www.kolkwitz.de

Kolkwitz (Lower Sorbian Gołkojce) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in southeastern Brandenburg.

Geography

Kolkwitz is situated 5 km west of Cottbus. location

This central position makes Kolkwitz a good base for exploring trips to

Berlin
Dresden
the Spreewald (Lübbenau, Lübben or Burg)
the "Park of Branitz" (in Cottbus) and Park von Muskau created by famous landscape-gardener Hermann von Pückler-Muskau.
„Lutherstadt“ Wittenberg – former hometown of Martin Luther.
Tropical Islands Resort near Lübben
Poland

First documentation concerning Kolkwitz is based in the 13th century.

Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Projection by the Brandenburg state for 2005-2030 (yellow line); Projection by the Brandenburg state for 2014-2030 (red line); Projection by the Bertelsmann Foundation for 2012-2030 (green line)

Kolkwitz: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)^[2]

Pictures from Kolkwitz can be found here. Clicking the pictures gives you further information ( German only).

There's a bunker of former airforce of German Democratic Republic (GS-31), which can be visited. website

Hotels and restaurants are listed here.

Biggest sportsclub in Kolkwitz is the SV Kolkwitz 1896 e.V. .

Kolkwitzer Carneval Club e. V. is known to be one of the most active Carneval Clubs in the region.

Motorsportclub Hänchen arranges German Open Masterships in Motocross (motorbikes) every year.

Firebrigades (German: „Feuerwehren“) in the different towns of the municipality are a very popular.

More clubs can be found here.

The municipality Kolkwitz exists since the year 1993. It includes the following towns:

There are partnerships between Kolkwitz and the towns following:

Großmehring in the Bavarian district Eichstätt (Germany). Partnership established on June 18 and September 24 in 1994.
Torzym in the Lubusz Voivodeship (Poland). Partnership established on June 10, 2006.

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