Forst is a village in the

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. The former

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of the district of

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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

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. 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.

Notable people

* Ernst Hadorn (1902–1976), pioneer of developmental genetics, was born in Forst

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.

References

External links

* Villages in the canton of Bern Former municipalities of the canton of Bern {{Bern-geo-stub