Forst, Switzerland
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| Population | 357 (2005) | |||||||||
| - Density | 198 /km² (514 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 1.8 km² (0.7 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 652 m (2,139 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3636 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 926 | |||||||||
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| Website | www.forst.ch | |||||||||
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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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Politics
The Municipal President of Forst is Hans Burkhalter.
[edit] Transportation
Forst is connected to the public transportation grid via Bus Line 51 Thun-Forst-Blumenstein of STI Municipal Transport Services.
[edit] References
- The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.
[edit] External links
- Forst in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
