Colmar-Berg

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Colmar-Berg
Kolmer-Bierg
Coat of arms of Colmar-Berg
Location of Colmar-Berg in Luxembourg
District Luxembourg
Canton Mersch
LAU 2 LU00012001
Geography
Area
Area rank
12.31 km²
97th of 116
Highest point
Highest point rank
372 m
85th of 116
Lowest point
Lowest point rank
201 m
29th of 116
Population
Population (2005)
Population rank
1,848
57th of 116
Density (2005)
Density rank
150.1 /km²
41st of 116
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

  1. ^ (French) Mémorial A, 1991, No. 25 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on 2006-07-18.


Communes of Mersch
Bissen | Boevange-sur-Attert | Colmar-Berg | Fischbach | Heffingen | Larochette | Lintgen | Lorentzweiler | Mersch | Nommern | Tuntange