Forst, Switzerland

Infobox Swiss town
subject_name= Forst
municipality_name= Forst
municipality_type= former

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imagepath_coa=Forst-coat of arms.svg
canton= Berne
district= Thun
municipality_code= 926
postal_code= 3636|iso-code-region= CH-BE
lat_d=46|lat_m=45|lat_NS=S|long_d=7|long_m=31|long_EW=E
elevation= 652
area= 1.8
population=357|populationof=2005
mayor=
website= www.forst.ch|

Forst is a village in the canton of Berne, 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 buroughs are Dörfli, Allmid (Allmend), Chromen, Längmoos, and Riedhubel. Of the entire municipal territory of 185 hectres, 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 STI Municipal Transport Services.

References

*The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.

External links

*HDS|525|Forst