Forst () in

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is a little village in the

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municipality that lies in the district of Schweinfurt. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Location

Forst lies approximately 1/2 mile just north of the

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river along the southern exposed north bank of the

river valley. At 923 ft (284m) above sea level, it is about 227 ft (70m) above the river. Many new houses have been built, except in the old village center, due to the great view into the valley. The expansion predominantly took place to the west towards

History

The village is first documented in the year 1183. The village was formed as a part of the free imperial city of

Schweinfurt Schweinfurt ( , ; ) is a town#Germany, city in the district of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the surrounding Schweinfurt (district), district (''Landkreis'') of Schweinfurt and a major industrial, cultur ...

which was later given to the Count of Henneberg. During the Margravian War in 1553 and the

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the area suffered heavily.

Objects of Interest

Forst's main landmarks include: *The old tithe house from the year 1567 and other

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(Tudor-type) houses along the old roads which meet in the village center at the park *The war memorial and above it the natural stone spring in the village center park *St. Godehard catholic church *Boten-Steig Arena (soccer field) of the Forst sports club *Part of the old village wall in the rear church courtyard Schonungen-Forst Brunnen

Events

*Annual **Knutfest of the Forst sports club **Karneval of Forst **Parish fest **Party-Weekend of the Forst sports club **Church fest

Economy

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rapeseed Rapeseed (''Brassica napus'' subsp. ''napus''), also known as rape and oilseed rape and canola, is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturall ...

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, and

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are cultivated in the surrounding fields *The cherries from Forst are well known within the region *Northeast, between Forst and Waldsachsen, are eleven

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s which produce 1 or 2.3 megawatts of electricity each *There are two family-run restaurants and one night club located in town

Traffic

Forst is connected by county road, SW23, to state road B26. Likewise, buslines 8130 (Schweinfurt-Aidhausen) and 8156 (Schweinfurt-Hassfurt) of the Franconia Public Bus Transportation (OVF-Omnibusverkehr Franken) ensure good trafficability in all directions.

References

External links

Information about Forst
In German Schweinfurt (district) {{Schweinfurtdistrict-geo-stub