Ostrow (Cottbus)

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Ostrow ( Lower Sorbian Wótšow ) was a village near Cottbus . It has been part of the current city ​​center since 1872 .

location

Ostrow was south of the medieval town of Cottbus on the Spree . Today the former anger village on Ostrower Platz is still well preserved.

Surname

Ostrow means island in Old Slavonic and Old Sorbian and meant a valley elevation in the marshland on the Spree.

history

Ostro was mentioned in 1495 and Ostrow in 1498 . In 1511 a church Saint Barbara was mentioned, of which no remains are preserved today. Kossaten and Büdner lived in the settlement , probably mostly of Slavic / Lower Sorbian origin. In 1635 there were 35 farms.

Since the late 19th century, Ostrow became a center of drapery manufacture around Cottbus. Numerous textile factories and, with a few manufacturers' villas, have been built since 1852. In 1872 Ostrow was incorporated into Cottbus and became the city's largest industrial location.

Several new residential and commercial buildings have appeared in the area in recent years.

literature

  • Irmgard Ackermann, Marcus Cante, Antje Mues: Monuments in Brandenburg, Volume 2.1, City of Cottbus Part 1: Old Town, Mühleninsel, Neustadt and Ostrow, inner Spremberger suburb, "City Promenade", western urban expansion, historical Brunschwig , Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Worms am Rhein, 2001, ISBN 3-88462-176-9 .

Web links

Remarks

  1. Arnost Muka : Wótšow - Lower Sorbian place names, 1911-1928 ; Sorbian Institute, Cottbus
  2. Hanswilhelm Haefs: place names and local stories from the Spreewald - including the history of the Lower Sorbian and Brandenburg inhabitants, their customs and traditions, their gods and boats; as well as the 'Spreewald-Ammen' and 'Spreewaldgurken'. 2014. ISBN 978-3-7357-3556-0 . P. 147
  3. ^ The year 1511 City Museum Cottbus

Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 21 ″  N , 14 ° 20 ′ 16 ″  E