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===Early history===

Collinebourg was founded in the mid-1460s during the [[Conquest of Joanusterra]], centred around [[Collinebourg Castle]] which was under construction at the time. The settlement was made atop a tall hill overlooking a particularly narrow part of the [[Peritonne River]] that stretches from the [[Vollardic Mountains]] to the [[Vandarch]] Sea. Although the lands around Collinebourg were already settled by [[East Goths|Gothic]] peasantry, the first settlers to move to Collinebourg were [[Derian identity|Derians]], chiefly [[Bergendii]] people. These [[Bergendii]] settlers established the neighbourhood [[Bourgville]] immediately outside [[Collinebourg Castle]] itself. Crispinian de Burbindær became the first [[Castellan-Steward of Collinebourg]] in 1470, a form of supreme bailif to rule the city in the absense of [[Joanus de Martigueux]]. By Papal Bull, the [[University of Collinebourg]] was founded in 1479, also in [[Bourgville]], which drew in more settlers. [[Bourgville]] became enclosed within an outer stone wall in the 1490s, a ring wall as part of the [[Collinebourg Castle]]. Collinebourg at this time had already expanded beyond the confines of the hill on which the castle stood and was now covering both sides of the [[Peritonne River]] thanks to the emergence of ferrymen operating boats on the river. The [[Urcea|Urcean]] lord [[Niall Ermarco]] wrote of the importance of Collinebourg as a crossroads of commerce in 1502: "It lies between [[Ænglish people|the Angles]], [[Derian identity|the Derians]], [[Urcean people|the Urceans]] and [[Gothic people|the Goths]], and it belongs to the [[Grand Duke of Yonderre|King of the Goths]]".<ref>Laurent, S.: ''Collinebourg - a history'', Volinghaus Publishing, pg. 6-13. 2009.</ref>

==Education==

The [[University of Collinebourg]] is Yonderre's oldest university founded in 1479. The Academic Ranking of World Universities placed it 30th in the world in 2026. The city is also home to Collinebourg Business School, Metropolitan University College, University College Capital, Technical University of Yonderre, Yonderre Business Academy, IT University of Collinebourg and the Collinebourg campus of [[Gabion University]]. The Yonderian Academy of Fine Arts has provided education in the arts for more than 300 years. It includes the historic School of Visual Arts, and has in later years come to include a School of Architecture, a School of Design and a School of Conservation.

{{wide image|Panoramic view of Budapest 2014.jpg|1300px|align-cap=center|Night panorama of central Collinebourg}}