Colmar-Berg

Colmar-Berg Kolmer-Bierg
—  Commune  —
Grand Duke's castle
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Colmar-Berg highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Country	Luxembourg
District	Luxembourg
Canton	Mersch
Government
- Mayor	Fernand Diederich
Area
- Total	12.31 km2 (4.8 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	153.4/km2 (397.2/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.

Footnotes

1. ^ (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. 

Coordinates: 49°48′43″N 6°05′53″E / 49.81194°N 6.09806°E / 49.81194; 6.09806