Sandow (Cottbus)

Sandow Žandow City of Cottbus Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 41 ″  N , 14 ° 20 ′ 54 ″  E
Height :	75 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.7 km²
Residents :	15,293  (Apr 30, 2020)
Population density :	1,758 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	July 1, 1904
Area code :	0355
Location of Sandow in Cottbus
Wehrpromenade apartment block

Former Protestant parish hall, now a restaurant

Sandow , Žandow in Lower Sorbian , is the most populous district of Cottbus .

location

Sandow is east of the old town of Cottbus on the right of the Spree . The Sandower Road was an ancient trade route from Cottbus to the east.

Sandow is served by the Cottbusverkehr GmbH tram line 2 . In the south of the district, the Cottbus-Sandow stop is on the Cottbus-Guben and Cottbus-Forst lines .

history

Sandow was first mentioned in 1451 . In 1615, 55 houses burned down in a fire.

In the 19th century, Sandow became an industrial site. Since 1893 a tram has been running to Cottbus . On July 1, 1904, the place was incorporated into Cottbus.

In the 1950s, a large new building area was built that characterizes the district to this day. In 1982 the rock band Sandow named themselves after this district.

Personalities

• Hermann Garbe (1874–20th centuries), politician
• Albert Förster (1888–1958), resistance fighter against National Socialism
• Willi Budich (1890–1938), politician (KPD), born in Sandow

Web links

• Social Sandow

Remarks

1. ↑ residents by district. In: cottbus.de. City administration Cottbus - Citizen Service Department, April 30, 2020, accessed on June 12, 2020 . 
2. ^ Community directory of the province of Brandenburg. Cottbus district. Retrieved September 16, 2019.