Colmar-Berg
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Colmar-Berg Colmer-Bierg |
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Town hall
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 Map of Luxembourg with Colmar-Berg highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red |
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| Coordinates: 49°48′40″N 6°05′50″E / 49.8111°N 6.0972°ECoordinates: 49°48′40″N 6°05′50″E / 49.8111°N 6.0972°E | ||
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 Luxembourg
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| Canton | Mersch | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Gast Jacobs | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 62nd of 105 | |
| Highest elevation | 372 m (1,220 ft) | |
| • Rank | 76th of 105 | |
| Lowest elevation | 201 m (659 ft) | |
| • Rank | 27th of 105 | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 2,065 | |
| • Rank | 65th of 105 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| • Density rank | 59th of 105 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| LAU 2 | LU00012001 | |
| Website | colmar-berg.lu | |
Colmar-Berg (Luxembourgish: Colmer-Bierg, 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.
As of 2005[update], the town of Colmar-Berg, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 1,711. 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.
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.
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