Spree-Neiße

Spree-Neiße (Lower Sorbian: Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa) is a Kreis (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. 
The district-free city of Cottbus is completely surrounded by the district. To the east is Poland.

The district was started in 1993 by joining the old districts Cottbus-Land, Forst, Guben and Spremberg.

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsThe coat of arms has four quarters, one for each of the old districts. The crayfish in the topleft symbolizes Cottbus-Land, and is also present in the coat of arms of the city of Cottbus. The lion in the topright is the symbol of the Kingdom of Bohemia, as Spremberg was owned by the Bohemian kings. The deer antler in the bottomright symbolizes Forst, and was taken from the coat of arms of the Lords of Biberstein. The crown in the bottomleft represents the kings of Bohemia again, but this time symbolizing Guben.

Towns and municipalities
Amt-free townsÄmterDrebkau
Forst, Lausitz
Guben
Spremberg
Welzow

Amt-free municipalities
Kolkwitz
Neuhausen/Spree
Schenkendöbern1. Burg (Spreewald)
Briesen
Burg1
Dissen-Striesow
Guhrow
Schmogrow-Fehrow
Werben

2. Döbern-Land
Döbern1, 2
Felixsee
Groß Schacksdorf-Simmersdorf
Hornow-Wadelsdorf
Jämlitz-Klein Düben
Neiße-Malxetal
Tschernitz
Wiesengrund3. Peitz 
Drachhausen
Drehnow
Heinersbrück
Jänschwalde
Peitz1, 2
Tauer
Teichland
Turnow-Preilack1seat of the Amt; 2town

 References 

Other websites
 Official website 

Category:Rural Districts of Brandenburg