Colmar-Berg
| Colmar-Berg Kolmer-Bierg |
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| Country |  Luxembourg |
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| District | Luxembourg | ||
| Canton | Mersch | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Fernand Diederich | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 12.31 km2 (4.75 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 97th of 116 | ||
| Highest elevation | 372 m (1,220 ft) | ||
| • Rank | 85th of 116 | ||
| Lowest elevation | 201 m (659 ft) | ||
| • Rank | 29th of 116 | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 1,888 | ||
| • Rank | 62nd of 116 | ||
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 42nd of 116 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| LAU 2 | LU00012001 | ||
| Website | colmar-berg.lu | ||
Colmar-Berg (Luxembourgish: Kolmar-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.[1]
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. For more information see www.cfc.lu.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ (French) "Mémorial A, 1991, No. 25" (PDF). Service central de législation. http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1991/0253004/0253004.pdf?SID=5f3b1b117e0cc362f0f9201d90b46f41#page=2. Retrieved 2006-07-18.
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Coordinates: 49°48′43″N 6°05′53″E / 49.81194°N 6.09806°E
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