Colmar-Berg
Colmar-Berg
Colmer-Bierg | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Luxembourg with Colmar-Berg highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates: 49°48′40″N 6°05′50″E / 49.8111°N 6.0972°E | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Mersch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mandy Arendt (PPL) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.31 km2 (4.75 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 88th of 100 |
| Highest elevation | 372 m (1,220 ft) |
| • Rank | 73rd of 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| • Rank | 26th of 100 |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,429 |
| • Rank | 67th of 100 |
| • Density | 197.3/km2 (511.1/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 44th of 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000401 |
| Website | colmar-berg.lu |
Colmar-Berg (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔlmaʁ ˈbɛʁk]; Luxembourgish: Colmer-Bierg) is a commune in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It comprises the localities of Colmar and Berg, situated on either bank of the river Attert, as well as Welsdorf.
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]
Luxembourg's national drivers' training center (Centre de Formation pour Conducteurs) is also in Colmar-Berg. Each person receiving a driver's license in Luxembourg for the time is required to follow a day-long training course there between three months and two years after the obtention of their license in order to receive a permanent license.[2]
Population
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Notable people
[edit]- Frantz Heldenstein (1892–1975), a Luxembourgish sculptor.
- Jean Kieffer (1909–1961), a Luxembourgish flyweight boxer; competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Aristocracy
[edit]- Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894–1924), Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1912 to 1919.
- Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896–1985), Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 to 1964.
- Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921–2019), the Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000.
- Prince Charles of Luxembourg (1927–1977), younger son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma
References
[edit]- ^ "Mémorial A, 1991, No. 25" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2005. Retrieved 2006-07-18.
- ^ "Formations obligatoires automobilistes". cfc.lu (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-06.
- ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
External links
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