Calau

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Calau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Calau
Calau (Germany)
Calau
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Brandenburg
District Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Town subdivisions 26 Ortsteile
Mayor Norwin Märkisch (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 162.59 km² (62.8 sq mi)
Elevation 93 m  (305 ft)
Population 9,072  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 56 /km² (145 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OSL
Postal code 03205
Area code 03541
Website www.calau.de

Coordinates: 51°44′45″N 13°57′03″E / 51.74583, 13.95083

Calau (Lower Sorbian: Kalawa) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 14 km south of Lübbenau, and 27 km west of Cottbus.