als ▁of ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Sax e - C ob urg ▁and ▁Goth a ▁and ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Sax e - C ob urg - Sa alf eld . ▁Through ▁successful ▁d yn astic ▁policies , ▁the ▁r uling ▁pr inc ely ▁family ▁married ▁into ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁families ▁of ▁Europe , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁the ▁person ▁of ▁Prince ▁Albert , ▁who ▁married ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁these ▁close ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁royal ▁houses ▁of ▁Europe ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries , ▁Cob urg ▁was ▁frequently ▁visited ▁by ▁the ▁crown ed ▁heads ▁of ▁Europe ▁and ▁their ▁families . ▁ ▁Cob urg ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁V este ▁Cob urg , ▁one ▁of ▁Germany ' s ▁largest ▁cast les . ▁In ▁ 1 5 3 0 , ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁lived ▁there ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁transl ating ▁the ▁Bible ▁into ▁German . ▁ ▁Today , ▁Cob urg ' s ▁population ▁is ▁close ▁to ▁ 4 1 , 5 0 0 . ▁Since ▁it ▁was ▁little ▁dam aged ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Cob urg ▁retain s ▁many ▁historic ▁buildings , ▁making ▁it ▁a ▁popular ▁tour ist ▁destination . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Location ▁Cob urg ▁lies ▁about ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Er furt ▁and ▁about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁N ure m berg ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁It z . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁urban ▁district ▁and ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by