What is Spree-Neiße?
{{Infobox German district | name=Spree-Neiße| image_coa=DEU Landkreis Spree-Neisse COA.svg| image_flag=Hissflagge Spree-Neiße.svg| state=Brandenburg| capital=[[Forst, Lausitz|Forst]]| Kreisschlüssel = 12071| area=1,647.8| population=144,161| population_as_of=2002| density=91| carsign=SPN| url=[http://www.landkreis-spree-neisse.de landkreis-spree-neisse.de]| map=brandenburg_spn.png |coordinates = {{coord|51|41|N|14|24|E|region:DE-BB_scale:300000_type:adm2nd|display=title}} }} '''Spree-Neiße''' ([[Sorbian languages|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 == {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:DEU Landkreis Spree-Neisse COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The 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== {| ! width=33% align=left|Amt-free towns ! width=33% align=left|[[Amt (political division)|Ämter]] ! width=33% align=left| |- valign=top || #[[Drebkau]] #[[Forst, Lausitz]] #[[Guben]] #[[Spremberg]] #[[Welzow]] <br> '''Amt-free municipalities''' #[[Kolkwitz]] #[[Neuhausen/Spree]] #[[Schenkendöbern]] || '''1.''' [[Burg (Amt)|Burg (Spreewald)]] #[[Briesen, Spree-Neiße|Briesen]] #[[Burg (Spreewald)|Burg]]<sup>1</sup> #[[Dissen-Striesow]] #[[Guhrow]] #[[Schmogrow-Fehrow]] #[[Werben, Brandenburg|Werben