Forst, Switzerland

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Forst
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 46°45′N 7°31′E / 46.750°N 7.517°E / 46.750; 7.517Coordinates: 46°45′N 7°31′E / 46.750°N 7.517°E / 46.750; 7.517
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Thun
Area
• Total	1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Elevation	652 m (2,139 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	357
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3636
SFOS number	926
Website	www.forst.ch SFSO statistics

Forst is a village in the canton of Bern, 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 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.

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.

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External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Forst BE.

• Forst in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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