Castle church and the Castle church's square

Here four structural epochs are unified. The house on the eastern end of the square has been the seat of the mayor, the pastor and the French judge. In the south you can find a work in typical Bauhaus style by the architect Mendelssohn.

Castle church

In 1701 French Huguenots settled in Cottbus and formed a French Protestant community. The Brandenburg elector Friedrich Wilhelm III gave them land on which the dilapidated Katharinenkirche was located. In 1705 they obtained permission to rebuild their church. After a construction period of seven years this single floor building was erected with a Walm roof and a vestry on one side.
On January 7, 1714 the church could be consecrated. Its name came into use in 1757 when its German protestant clergyman was authorised as the yard preacher. This was the start of joint divine services of French and German protestant communities. Until this time the German community had held their services in the Cottbus Castle.
In 1870 the church got a neo-Gothic tower. Since this time the view of the Spremberger Straße is dominanted by the church. The two side entries were closed by bricks during the 1855 church reconstruction. The "blind windows" can be seen still today. The current interior design dates from the renovation in 1972.
Since 1974 the Cottbus City Mission has used the church for meetings. The City Mission is active in Cottbus since 1936.

	Schlosskirche Spremberger Straße D - 03046 Cottbus
	(0049) 355 / 2 55 85

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