Colmberg

Coordinates: 49°22′N 10°25′E / 49.367°N 10.417°E

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Colmberg
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Colmberg within Ansbach district
Colmberg Show map of Germany Colmberg Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°22′N 10°25′E / 49.367°N 10.417°E / 49.367; 10.417
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Mittelfranken
District	Ansbach
Subdivisions	12 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Wilhelm Kieslinger (CSU/Freie Wähler)
Area
• Total	38.35 km² (14.81 sq mi)
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)^[1]
• Total	2,181
• Density	57/km² (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91598
Dialling codes	09803
Vehicle registration	AN
Website	www.colmberg.de

Colmberg is a municipality in the district of Ansbach in Bavaria in Germany. Colmberg is the site of Colmberg Castle (‹See Tfd›German: Burg Colmberg), built in the 13th century and purchased in 1318 by Duke Frederick IV of Nuremberg.^[2] The town is located in Nature Park Frankenhöhe.

Notable residents

Karl Amson Joel, a textile merchant and grandfather of American musician Billy Joel

Twin towns

Wartenburg, Saxony-Anhalt

Gallery

References

^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
^ "The Castle". Colmberg Castle. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

External links

v t e Towns and municipalities in Ansbach (district)
Adelshofen Arberg Aurach Bechhofen Bruckberg Buch am Wald Burgoberbach Burk Colmberg Dentlein Diebach Dietenhofen Dinkelsbühl Dombühl Dürrwangen Ehingen Feuchtwangen Flachslanden Gebsattel Gerolfingen Geslau Heilsbronn Herrieden Insingen Langfurth Lehrberg Leutershausen Lichtenau Merkendorf Mitteleschenbach Mönchsroth Neuendettelsau Neusitz Oberdachstetten Ohrenbach Ornbau Petersaurach Röckingen Rothenburg ob der Tauber Rügland Sachsen Schillingsfürst Schnelldorf Schopfloch Steinsfeld Unterschwaningen Wassertrüdingen Weidenbach Weihenzell Weiltingen Wettringen Wieseth Wilburgstetten Windelsbach Windsbach Wittelshofen Wolframs-Eschenbach Wörnitz