Forst (Lausitz)

Forst (Lausitz)
Baršć (Łužyca)
View from St Nicholas' Church
From top: water tower
St Nicholas' Church
church in Naundorf (Glinsk)
Ostdeutscher Rosengarten
Forst (Lausitz) station
view from St Nicholas' Church
Flag of Forst (Lausitz)
Coat of arms of Forst (Lausitz)
Location of Forst (Lausitz) within Spree-Neiße district
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Forst (Lausitz) is located in Germany
Forst (Lausitz)
Forst (Lausitz)
Forst (Lausitz) is located in Brandenburg
Forst (Lausitz)
Forst (Lausitz)
Coordinates: 51°44′N 14°38′E / 51.733°N 14.633°E / 51.733; 14.633
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictSpree-Neiße
Government
 • Mayor (2018–26) Simone Taubenek[1]
Area
 • Total109.91 km2 (42.44 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total17,855
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03141–03149
Dialling codes03562
Vehicle registrationSPN
Websitewww.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 CottbusŻary 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.

  1. ^ Landkreis Spree-Neiße Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters Archived 2021-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.