Forst (Lausitz)
Baršć (Łužyca) | |
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From top: water tower St Nicholas' Church church in Naundorf (Glinsk) Ostdeutscher Rosengarten Forst (Lausitz) station view from St Nicholas' Church | |
Location of Forst (Lausitz) within Spree-Neiße district | |
Coordinates: 51°44′N 14°38′E / 51.733°N 14.633°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Spree-Neiße |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018–26) | Simone Taubenek[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 109.91 km2 (42.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 17,855 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 03141–03149 |
Dialling codes | 03562 |
Vehicle registration | SPN |
Website | www.forst-lausitz.de |
Forst (Lausitz) (German) or Baršć (Łužyca) (Lower Sorbian, pronounced [ˈbarɕtɕ ˈwuʒɨtsa]) is a town in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, in eastern Germany. It lies east of Cottbus, on the Lusatian Neisse river which is also the German-Polish border. It is the capital of the Spree-Neiße district. It is known for its rose garden and textile museum. The town's population is 18,651. In Forst, there is a railway bridge across the Neiße belonging to the line Cottbus–Żary which is serviced by regional trains and a EuroCity train between Hamburg and Kraków (2011). There is also a road bridge across the river north of Forst.