Colmar-Berg

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Colmar-Berg
Colmer-Bierg
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Colmar-Berg
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Colmar-Berg highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Map of Luxembourg with Colmar-Berg highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
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Country Luxembourg
CantonMersch
Area
 • Total12.31 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
 • Rank88th of 100
Highest elevation
372 m (1,220 ft)
 • Rank73rd of 100
Lowest elevation
201 m (659 ft)
 • Rank26th of 100
 • Rank65th of 100
  • Rank44th of 100
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2LU0000401
Websitecolmar-berg.lu

Colmar-Berg (Luxembourgish: Colmer-Bierg, ‹See Tfd›German: Colmar-Berg) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Attert and Alzette.

Colmar-Berg is the site of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg's principal residence, Berg Castle. It is also the site of a Goodyear tyre factory.

The commune was known as simply "Berg" until 25 March 1991.[1]

Berg Castle

The "Centre de Formation pour Conducteurs" (French for "Drivers' Training Centre") is also in Colmar-Berg. Every person has to make an "Obligatory Course" after they got their driving license in order for it to become a definitive license. This has to be done in the timespan after three months and before two years after the person passed their practical driving test.

Population

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Notable people

Aristocracy

References

  1. ^ "Mémorial A, 1991, No. 25" (PDF) (in français). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2005. Retrieved 2006-07-18.
  2. ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

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