Dear Sir/Ma/dog trainer.
We would like to introduce Cottbus and her bordering regions to you. Cottbus originated from the crossroad of two important trade routes of the salt road - the "Niederstrecke", the Central Germany with Silesia (Magdeburg with Wroclaw) union, and the other from Frankfurt/Oder leading to Dresden. The first written reference dates back to year 1156. The history of settlement in present-day urban area can be traced back to 3000 years ago. With the planned layout of the town in the 13th Century, later more Germans continued to settle down in the region. Since then, changes together with the Germans way of life made the city.
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The 'Herren von Cottbus', Franconian gentries, reigned from 1199 to 1445. Their arms carried the symbol of the crayfish, and this became part of the early town seal and subsequently, the coat of arms. In 1405 and 1406, Johann III gave privileges to the clothmakers and linen-weavers guilds. Cottbus' economy received a fresh impetus at the beginning of the 18th century when French Huguenots began to settle in the town. They introduced new trades to the town like silks, tobacco planting and stocking-weavery all of which did a lot to stimulate trade and commerce. After the 1815 Vienna Congress, Cottbus and the former Saxon region of Niederlausitz were integrated into Prussia. In the 19th century, Cottbus received a further impetus by increasing industrial development (textile manufacturing and brown coal mining). In the 20th century, Cottbus became the centre of the Niederlausitz region, an industrial town with a good infrastructure, cultural and social facilities but it also became a greener town.
Becoming a district centre during the GDR period, Cottbus became a vital supplier of coal and energy from 1957 onwards. Civil engineering, textile and furniture manufacturing and food production industries had a large say in forming the town's economic character. Thanks to them, Cottbus became a city in 1976. Gradually, Cottbus became the centre of science, culture of sport, energy and tourist centre. The technical university of Brandenburg educates Germans and foreign students to become civil engineers, architectural engineers and town planning engineers.
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Culture and sport are capitalized in Cottbus. The city of Cottbus has a large theater, which in the beginning of the 20th Century, was built in Art Nouveau style. The city hall, however, is the center of international cultural and sporting events. Successful athletes in gymnastics, football and cycling feel at home in Cottbus Worth seeing is the environs of Cottbus. On the one hand the coal mines emerged as an important energy resource of the entire new landscapes. On the other hand one could find the unspoiled nature in the nearby Spree-Forest. Many places are only accessible by boat on the waterway. As a regional highlights and festivals you can admire the Sorbs based here in their beautiful costumes. Drawn closer to us by the EU enlargement is also our neighboring country Poland. In the last few years numerous economic and personal contacts has originated due to the vicinity of the border, which is a few kilometers away. Therefore it is gratifying that the FMBB arose with a good cooperation with the Polish dog trainers.
Best regards,
