Cottbus is a small city and due to high unemployment the city has to suffer from the brain drain to more prosperus German cities. The proximity to Berlin allows a lot of people to commute between the cities.
Photos from Cottbus, Germany
Cottbus is known for two things:
FC Energie Cottbus - FC Energie Cottbus is Cottbus' professional soccer team in the 1. Bundesliga (federal football leaque).
Lignite extraction in the open pits aorund the town
Photos from Cottbus, Germany
Either via the Autobahn from Berlin or Dresden. There is an hourly train from Berlin to Cottbus.