Colmar-Berg

Colmar-Berg (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔlmaʁ ˈbɛʁk]; Luxembourgish: Colmer-Bierg) 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.

Colmar-Berg Colmer-Bierg
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Colmar-Berg highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.8111°N 6.0972°E / 49.8111; 6.0972
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Mersch
Government
• Mayor	Mandy Arendt
Area
• Total	12.31 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
• Rank	88th of 100
Highest elevation	372 m (1,220 ft)
• Rank	73rd of 100
Lowest elevation	201 m (659 ft)
• Rank	26th of 100
Population
• Total	2,429
• Rank	67th of 100
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
• Rank	44th of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000401
Website	colmar-berg.lu

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]

Berg Castle

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.

Population

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Notable people

• Frantz Heldenstein (1892–1975), a Luxembourgish sculptor.
• Jean Kieffer (1909–1961), a Luxembourgish flyweight boxer; competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Aristocracy

• Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894–1924), Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1912 to 1919.
• Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896–1985), Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 to 1964.
• Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921–2019), the Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000.
• Prince Charles of Luxembourg (1927–1977), younger son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma