Colmberg
{{expand German|topic=geo|Colmberg|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox German location
|image_coa = DEU Colmberg COA.svg
|image_photo = Colmberg - Ortsansicht mit Burg und Kirche St. Ursula.jpg
|image_caption = View of Colmberg with Colmberg Castle and Church of Saint Ursula
|coordinates = {{coord|49|22|N|10|25|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Colmberg in AN.svg
|state = Bayern
|region = Mittelfranken
|district = Ansbach
|elevation = 450
|area = 38.35
|postal_code = 91598
|area_code = 09803
|licence = AN
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 5 71 130
|divisions = 12 Ortsteile
|website = [http://www.colmberg.de/ www.colmberg.de]
|mayor = Wilhelm Kieslinger[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
|leader_term = 2020–26
|party = CSU
}}
Colmberg is a municipality in the district of Ansbach in Bavaria in Germany. Colmberg is the site of Colmberg Castle ({{langx|de|Burg Colmberg}}), built in the 13th century and purchased in 1318 by Duke Frederick IV of Nuremberg.{{cite web |url=http://www.burg-colmberg.de/showpage.php?SiteID=8&lang=2 |title=The Castle |publisher=Colmberg Castle |accessdate=15 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025211028/http://www.burg-colmberg.de/showpage.php?SiteID=8&lang=2 |archive-date=25 October 2013 |url-status=dead }} The town is located in Nature Park Frankenhöhe.
Notable residents
- Karl Amson Joel, a textile merchant and grandfather of American musician Billy Joel
Twin towns
- {{flagicon|GER}} Wartenburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Gallery
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.colmberg.de/ Official website] {{in lang|de}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121116060839/http://www.burg-colmberg.de/showpage.php?SiteID=1&lang=2 Colmberg Castle]
{{Cities and towns in Ansbach (district)}}
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