Forst, Switzerland

Forst
Forst
	Former municipality of Switzerland
	Coat of arms
	Location of Forst
	Forst Forst
	Coordinates: 46°45′N 7°31′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Thun
Area
• Total	1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Elevation	652 m (2,139 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	357
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Postal code	3636
SFOS number	926
Website	www.forst.ch ; SFSO statistics

Forst is a village in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The former municipality of the district of Thun merged with Längenbühl on January 1, 2007 to form Forst-Längenbühl.

Geography

Forst is a settlement with scattered building in the moraine landscape of Upper Gürbetal. The most important boroughs are Dörfli, Allmid (Allmend), Chromen, Längmoos, and Riedhubel. Of the entire municipal territory of 185 hectares, 79.7% is used for agriculture, 11.8% is forested, and a mere 8% is used for settlements.

Politics

The Municipal President of Forst is Hans Burkhalter.

Transportation

Forst is connected to the public transportation grid via Bus Line 51 Thun-Forst-Blumenstein of Verkehrsbetriebe STI.

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References

External links

Forst in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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