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Colmar-Berg ( lb, Colmer-Bierg, german: Colmar-Berg) is a commune and town in central
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Attert
Attert (; lb, Atert; wa, Ater) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 70.94 km², had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a population density of 67.7 inhabit ...
and Alzette
The Alzette (; ; ) is a river with a length of in France and Luxembourg. It is a right tributary of the Sauer (a tributary to the Moselle), and ultimately to the Rhine.
It rises in Thil near the town Villerupt in the Meurthe-et-Moselle ''dà ...
.
Colmar-Berg is the site of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg
The Grand Duke of Luxembourg ( lb, Groussherzog vu Lëtzebuerg, french: Grand-duc de Luxembourg, german: Großherzog von Luxemburg) is the monarchical head of state of Luxembourg. Luxembourg has been a grand duchy since 15 March 1815, when it ...
'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.
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.
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* Towns in Luxembourg Communes in Mersch (canton) Alzette {{Mersch-geo-stub