Forst (Lausitz)

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The watertower in Forst, a well-known landmark.

Forst (Lausitz)
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Mayor	Jürgen Goldschmidt (FDP)
Basic statistics
Area	109.91 km² (42.4 sq mi)
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population	21,771 (30/09/2007)
- Density	198 /km² (513 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SPN
Postal codes	03141–03149
Area code	03562
Website	www.forst-lausitz.de Coordinates: 51°44′00″N 14°38′00″E / 51.733333, 14.633333

Forst (Sorbian Baršć) is a town in Brandenburg, Germany. It lies east of Cottbus, on the German-Polish border. It is the capital of the Spree-Neiße district.[1] It is known for its rose garden and textile museum. It is part of the region of Lausitz (Lusatia) and is experiencing severe problems as a result of Germany's reunification, most notably from extreme unemployment. In the past, the town was known for textile manufacturing, but all of the textile plants and factories have closed down in recent years. The town's population is 21,771.

[edit] Notable people from Forst

Max Seydewitz (1892–1987)
Georg Thomas (1890–1946)
Erich Neumann (1892–1948)
Werner Heyde (1902–1964)
Günter Nooke (1959–)
René Rydlewicz (1973–)
Ronny Scholz (1978–)

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Spree-Neiße

Briesen \| Burg \| Dissen-Striesow \| Döbern \| Drachhausen \| Drebkau \| Drehnow \| Felixsee \| Forst \| Groß Schacksdorf-Simmersdorf \| Guben \| Guhrow \| Heinersbrück \| Hornow-Wadelsdorf \| Jämlitz-Klein Düben \| Jänschwalde \| Kolkwitz \| Neiße-Malxetal \| Neuhausen/Spree \| Peitz \| Schenkendöbern \| Schmogrow-Fehrow \| Spremberg \| Tauer \| Teichland \| Tschernitz \| Turnow-Preilack \| Welzow \| Werben \| Wiesengrund