Colmar-Berg
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District | Luxembourg | |||
Canton | Mersch | |||
LAU 2 | LU00012001 | |||
Geography | ||||
Area Area rank |
12.31 km² 97th of 116 |
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Highest point Highest point rank |
372 m 85th of 116 |
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Lowest point Lowest point rank |
201 m 29th of 116 |
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Population | ||||
Population (2005) Population rank |
1,848 57th of 116 |
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Density (2005) Density rank |
150.1 /km² 41st of 116 |
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List of communes of Luxembourg |
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, 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]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ (French) Mémorial A, 1991, No. 25 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on 2006-07-18.
Communes of Mersch | |
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Bissen | Boevange-sur-Attert | Colmar-Berg | Fischbach | Heffingen | Larochette | Lintgen | Lorentzweiler | Mersch | Nommern | Tuntange |