Cottbusverkehr GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of the city of Cottbus and provides public local transport services by direct award under public service contracts, operating trams and buses. The company maintains operating sites in Cottbus, Burg and Peitz and is a member of the Verkehrsverbund Berlin‑Brandenburg (VBB). It holds 100% of the shares in Verkehrsservice Cottbus GmbH and in the 2023-founded Spree‑Neisse‑Cottbusverkehr GmbH, which will operate the Spree‑Neisse‑Ost bundle from 01.01.2025. Management is led by Ralf Thalmann. The company is also involved in projects such as on‑demand mobility, the introduction of hydrogen fuel‑cell buses and the construction of a hydrogen refuelling station.
Durchführung von öffentlichem Personennahverkehr.
Converted using the official Destatis and Eurostat correspondence tables; ISIC Rev. 4 is the United Nations' international industry classification.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Cottbus Local Court, HRB 144 (as of 1 November 2026)
| Name | Type | City |
|---|---|---|
| Ralf Thalmann | Geschäftsführer(in) | Hundhaupten |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Cottbus Local Court, HRB 144 (as of 1 November 2026)
| Date | Event Type | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10.01.2018 | Gesellschaftsvertrag amended | Gesellschaftsvertrag |
| 04.11.2009 | Registered Seat Change | anschrift wird gemäß § 3 |
| 04.11.2009 | Business Address Registered | W.-Rathenau-Str. 38, 03044 Cottbus |
| Date | Type | Change | Total Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.06.2007 | Capital Decrease | -9.774.000 € | 10.226.000 € |
| 21.07.2005 | Share Capital Set | — | 20.000.000 DM |
| Date | Contract | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2.7.2025 | Contracting authority · Stadtwerke Cottbus GmbH | — |
| 19.6.2025 | Contracting authority | — |
| 18.6.2025 | AT_5_Bauleistungen Cottbus, Neu Schmellwitz Grunderneuerung Straßenbahnstrecke Contracting authority | — |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Cottbus Local Court, HRB 144 (as of 1 November 2026)
| Year | Revenue | Profit | Balance | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €47,668,054 | €384,484 | €149,767,145 | — |
| 2024 | €26,574,215 | €181,733 | €93,565,117 | — |
| 2023 | €26,423,384 | €86,386 | €74,529,368 | — |
| 2022 | €22,949,835 | -€642,593 | €74,043,237 | — |
| 2021 | €22,134,418 | €349,275 | €60,199,555 | — |
| 2020 | €20,449,165 | €104,550 | €51,510,897 | — |
| 2019 | €19,082,118 | €168,905 | €47,716,146 | — |
| 2018 | €17,913,749 | €216,074 | €47,642,048 | — |
| 2017 | €18,714,307 | -€44,848 | €42,097,319 | — |
| 2016 | €10,705,844 | -€206,108 | €40,694,189 | — |
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Cottbus Local Court, HRB 144 (as of 1 November 2026)
| Cost type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel Costs | €23,832,934 | 52.9% |
| Material Costs | €14,616,355 | 32.4% |
| Depreciation | €5,887,568 | 13.1% |
| Interest & Similar | €715,291 | 1.6% |
