Forest (Baden)
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Coordinates: 49 ° 9 ' N , 8 ° 35' E |
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| State : | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Administrative region : | Karlsruhe | |
| County : | Karlsruhe | |
| Height : | 112 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 11.46 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 8048 (December 31, 2018) | |
| Population density : | 702 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 76694 | |
| Area code : | 07251 | |
| License plate : | KA | |
| Community key : | 08 2 15 021 | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Weiherer Strasse 1 76694 Forst |
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| Mayor : | Bernd Killinger | |
| Location of the community of Forst in the district of Karlsruhe | ||
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Forst ( ) is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg .
geography
Forst is located around three kilometers northwest of Bruchsal and has a direct border with this city. Apart from the village of the same name, no other villages belong to the community of Forst.
history
As finds from the Stone Age and Bronze Age prove, the present-day municipality of Forst was settled early on. The Roman era also left its mark here. The place was first mentioned in a document in 1161 in a document from Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa . In 1644 the village was destroyed as a result of the Thirty Years War . In 1803, Forst, which had previously belonged to the Speyer Monastery, was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Baden as part of the mediation process after the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss . Since 1939 Forst belonged to the district of Bruchsal , which was added to the district of Karlsruhe in 1973.
The community used to be called Forst bei Bruchsal . It is often known as Baden, meaning forest / Baden.
On March 31, 1988, an American F-16-C fighter plane crashed during a low-level exercise in Forster Hardtstrasse. Several houses were set on fire and badly damaged. The pilot (1st Lt. Tom E. Doyle) and a resident were killed. The accident became widely known in the media and led to protests against low-flying aircraft among the population, also because of the risk that a fighter plane could fall into the nuclear power plant in Phillipsburg, which is just a few minutes away.
politics
Municipal council
The municipality council has 18 honorary members who are elected for five years. In addition, the mayor acts as the municipal council chairman with voting rights.
The 2019 local elections led to the following result (in brackets: difference to 2014):
| Municipal Council 2019 | ||||
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| Party / list | Share of votes | Seats | ||
| CDU | 36.2% (−5.5) | 7 (± 0) | ||
| Free voters | 34.0% (−4.7) | 6 (−1) | ||
| SPD | 18.3% (−1.3) | 3 (−1) | ||
| Green | 11.5% (+11.5) | 2 (+2) | ||
| Turnout: 54.3% (+6.5) | ||||
mayor
Bernd Killinger has been mayor of the community of Forst since 2017.
Predecessor:
- 1948 to 1953 - Josef Weindel (DVP)
- 1954 to 1969 - Gregor Umhof (FW)
- 1969 to 2001 - Alex Huber (CDU)
- 2001 to 2017 - Reinhold Gsell (FW)
coat of arms
Blazon : “In blue on a green shield base, the nimbly and golden crowned Saint Barbara in a white robe; holding a red tower in his right hand, pointing a golden sword downwards with his left hand. "
A coat of arms appeared for the first time in 1739 on a seal in the index of interest rates and slopes of the Johanniterkommende Bruchsal. It depicted a female figure in the Baroque style with a chalice and an elongated object, possibly a sword. As a recognizable figure of Saint Barbara, the coat of arms did not appear until 1746 and from 1775 on traditional seals on which the female figure held a tower and a sword in her hand. In 1907 the coat of arms was redesigned by the Generalbundesarchiv and has been used as an official seal by the municipality since 1911.
The coat of arms also adorns the entrance area of the town hall. St. Barbara is also the patron saint of the parish of St. Barbara Forst. In the Catholic parish church there is a statue of St. Barbara in the right aisle.
Town twinning
The community of Forst has maintained a community partnership with the city of Landsberg (Saalekreis) in Saxony-Anhalt since 1990 .
Culture and sights
Sports
Gymnastics club
The gymnastics club TV Forst includes various sports such as gymnastics, triathlon, athletics, handball, volleyball, indiaca and archery. The triathletes of the TV Forst organize the nationally known Heidesee-Triathlon BW every year. TV Forst is the operator of the so-called "Jahnhalle", which is located in the core of the community.
Soccer
The soccer club FC Germania is based in Forst. It was founded on April 7, 1909. The club colors are red and white. After relegation in summer 2018, the first team plays for the first time in the district class A Bruchsal and the perspective team in the district class B. The sports field on which the team plays and trains home games comprises 3 playing fields and a training field. One of the fields offers a grandstand and a circular track (Waldseestadion) as well as a booth for a stadium announcer. The site also has a club house, which was renovated in 2013.
Weightlifting
The AC Forst weightlifters were represented in the 1st Bundesliga.
Lakes and parks
Heidesee leisure park
The Heidesee leisure park is a swimming lake operated by the municipality. It is open over the bathing season and, in addition to the bathing facility, also offers a slide, volleyball fields, children's pool and a children's playground. In the immediate vicinity there is also a sauna and a restaurant, which are open all year round. The bathing area accessible to visitors on the western bank has a 3.5 hectare sandy beach, 12.5 hectare sunbathing lawns and is equipped with sanitary facilities. There are also six floating islands in the lake where visitors can take a break. There is also a non-swimmer zone that is around one meter deep. The bathing area is monitored during the opening times by employees of the community of Forst and by volunteers from the DLRG local group Forst. There are around 500 parking spaces available to visitors, but these are rarely sufficient during the high season, which is why adjacent meadows are mostly used as such.
The lake was voted the listeners' favorite bathing lake on a morning show on Radio Regenbogen. Together with Radio Regenbogen, so-called “beach parties” were organized at Heidesee, at which artists like Nena also performed. In July 2016 the Open-Air-Party House am See took place at Heidesee.
Forest lake
To the west of the municipality is the forest lake. The approximately one kilometer long promenade is a popular path for walkers and those who do sports. There are also other hiking trails in the adjacent forest area that run directly past the lake. In the north of the lake there is a large play area with slides, table tennis tables and a half pipe.
Weindelsee
The Weindelsee in the northwest is not directly accessible to visitors. It borders on the industrial area of the community of Forst and is known, among other things, for the Seehotel Forst located on the shore.
Walthersee
The Walthersee, located in the south, belongs geographically to the municipality, but is located on the Stegwiesen industrial park in the neighboring town of Bruchsal. Many residents therefore do not assign the lake to the community of Forst. Among other things, it is used as a private bathing and fishing lake and is not open to the public. A nearby fitness center offers members the opportunity to swim in the lake via its own entrance.
Animal and bird park
The zoo and bird park has offered a wide range of different animal species since 1966. In addition to many species of birds, including flamingos, cranes and various types of owls, the zoo also offers more exotic animals such as monkeys and llamas. Several generous game reserves, a restaurant and a mini golf course complement the park to the north. The park is operated by the Tier- und Vogelpark Forst eV, founded in the same year
Buildings
The sights of the community include, among others
Parish church
The Catholic parish church of St. Barbara Forst is at the heart of the community. It replaced the old parish church, which was used from 1749 until the new church was built. The foundation stone of today's parish church was laid on October 22nd, 1882, the completion and inauguration took place on October 12th, 1887. At the inauguration, Archbishop Johann Christian Roos entered the three-aisled building in neo-renaissance style with the words "That's a cathedral!" over a church tower with a height of 56 meters. The church had a high altar until the renovation in 1960 . So that the pastor can celebrate Holy Mass in front of the parish, the choir room at the end of the central nave was converted and provided with an altar made of noble red Jura marble.
In addition to Holy Mass and other regular services in the Catholic parish, the church is also used for larger services in the Protestant parish, such as confirmations.
Hunter's House
The Jägerhaus, which lies to the west of the town center, was built as a stately Oberjägerhaus as early as 1747. It comprised two floors and a stable, which is known today as the "hunter's barrow". The building was bought by a cigar manufacturer in 1895 and sold to an upholstered furniture factory at the end of World War II. It was not until 1983 that the building was acquired and renovated by the municipality. Since then, it can be rented as a space for events, including for civil weddings, which are regularly held there.
There is a fountain in front of the building, the so-called "rabbit fountain". On it are several figures of rabbits, which is based on the local necropolis of the community, the "sand rabbits ". One of the figures suggests smoking a cigar, which is supposed to remind of the history of the building.
Regular events
Waldseefest
The Waldseefest arose from the former street festival in Forst, which has now been moved from the center of the village to the parking lot of the Waldseehalle. Associations and local innkeepers held a three-day festival there every year.
Oktoberfest
The traditional Oktoberfest of FC Germania Forst has been held annually on a September weekend since 2005. In partnership with the Hofbräuhaus Traunstein , visitors are offered Bavarian specialties and music on four consecutive days. The festival takes place in the parking lot of the Waldseehalle.
church
The parish of Forst forms a pastoral care unit with the neighboring village of Weiher to the north-east. Since 2015 the pastoral care unit has been merged with the pastoral care unit Ubstadt, which includes 3 localities. In addition to the church and the rectory, the parish also has other structures, such as the parish office and the parish center. The parish also runs two kindergartens and provides the space for a world shop . Young people can, for example, help with the altar boys, who regularly offer holiday leisure time.
Tourist routes
Forst is on two tourist roads:
- Baden Asparagus Road , which leads from Schwetzingen via Forst to Lichtenau- Scherzheim .
- Bertha Benz Memorial Route , from Mannheim to Pforzheim and via Forst back to Mannheim.
Economy and Infrastructure
Formerly oil production and gravel mining
From the 1920s to 1960 petroleum was produced in the area of the municipality . With an occurrence of less than 100,000 tonnes, however, mining was only economical to a limited extent.
Most of the lakes in the municipality were created by mining gravel. B. the Heidesee (formerly Bühler ) and the Waldsee (formerly Pfander ).
traffic
Forst is on the federal highway 5 . The community is connected with the bus line 125 with Bruchsal and on school days with the line 130 with Ubstadt-Weiher and belongs to the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (KVV). A direct train connection to Karlsruhe is possible via the “Stegwiesen” stop in Bruchsal, and in the direction of Germersheim via the “Am Mantel” stop, also in Bruchsal.
The Forst tunnel of the railroad - high-speed line Mannheim – Stuttgart runs slightly north of the development . This was only created to protect the community from noise and was specially equipped to prevent the transmission of vibrations.
Established businesses
The Ronal Group was founded in 1969 by Karl Wirth and has one of its two German branches in the municipality. The Ronal company produces light alloy wheels for cars and commercial vehicles. The subsidiary SanSwiss GmbH produces products for the sanitary sector, including shower cubicles, at the same location.
Klaiber awnings , one of the leading awning manufacturers, has its main office in the municipality. Klaiber Markisen has also been known since 2010 as the main sponsor of Karlsruher SC .
Interspiro GmbH, based in Lidingö (Sweden), one of the major manufacturers of respiratory protective equipment , produces in Forst.
media
In Forst, the newsletter is published every Thursday, which the Hörner publishing house prints and sells. It contains communications from the congregation, the churches and the associations.
Public facilities
town hall
The municipal administration and the citizens' office are located in the Forst Rathaus. It is located in the center of the municipality and can be easily reached by public transport as well as by car.
Youth center
The youth center was set up with the support of the community and opened in December 2008 under the name “forju” (abbreviation for Forster youth center). Due to its location on the northern outskirts of the municipality, events can also take place here. The youth center was composed of several residential containers that the community provided. A covered area and a meadow also allow events and concerts outside.
education
The community of Forst offers many opportunities for education and training.
Libraries
The community has a library with around 30,000 media units on two floors. In addition to books, magazines, newspapers, games, CDs and DVDs are also loaned out. The library also offers space for regular events, theater performances and readings by authors, including an author reading by Harald Hurst . It has been located in the building of a former bank behind the town hall in the center of Forst since June 16, 1991. Before that, a room in the "Lußhardt School" had been used since 1970, but in the long run it did not meet the requirements of a library.
Lußhardt Community School
There is also a primary and secondary school in Forst, which was merged with the school in the neighboring town of Hambrücken on August 1, 2014 to form the "Lußhardt Community School". In the 2013/2014 school year, around 400 students attended the former “Lußhardt School”. The school building in Forst has a school sports hall and a swimming pool, which are also used by local clubs. The building was also expanded to include a cafeteria to ensure full-day teaching. On the spacious school grounds there is also a sand track for long jump, a running track with a length of 100 meters and a small soccer field. The school can be reached from the “Löwen” bus stop around 350 meters away on line 125.
Astrid Lindgren School
With the “Astrid Lindgren School” there is also an all-day school in Forst that focuses on language. It is attended by around 140 students in 12 classes. The school can be reached via the “Löwen” bus stop 200 meters away.
Kindergartens
There are four kindergartens in the community of Forst, which are run by the parish or the community.
The Ulrika kindergarten is located in the heart of the community . It is adjacent to the parish office and the Astrid Lindgren School. Täger is the Catholic parish of St. Barbara Forst. The kindergarten consists of five groups, including an early stage.
To the north of the town center is the St Franziskus kindergarten . The building has six groups, including an early morning group. The day care center is also run by the Catholic parish of St. Barbara Forst.
The day care center Spatzennest is located in the southwest of the municipality . The municipality of Forst is responsible for the day-care center.
The Buntstift daycare center is located on the southern outskirts of Bruchsal . It was built with the development of the residential area Zeilich and is supported by the community.
Music and art school
For early support in the fields of music and art, there is also a music and art school in Forst.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the church
- Wilhelm Barthlott (born June 22, 1946), botanist and bionic scientist, discoverer of the lotus effect and the Salvinia effect
- Max Graf (November 8, 1884– February 5, 1945 in Dachau), priest in Unteralpfen
- Adolf Luft (born July 5, 1939), football player
- Thomas Rothfuß (born March 21, 1956), singer, author, composer, lyricist and entertainer. Co-founder of the music group Die Schäfer
literature
- Konrad Dussel: Forster families . 2nd Edition. Lahr: Interest group Badischer Ortssippenbücher 1994 (= Badische Ortssippenbücher 70). Processed period 1700–1900.
Web links
- Community website. Forst (Baden) community, accessed on October 23, 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
- ↑ Rolf Schmitt: A path of devastation. Bruchsal.org, March 31, 2013, accessed September 23, 2016 .
- ^ State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg: Municipal elections 2019, Forst ; Forst municipality : municipal council election 2019 ; accessed July 9, 2019.
- ↑ Christina Gäpfel: Bernd Killinger wins with 65.92 percent in Forst , Badische Latest Nachrichten (Bruchsaler Rundschau), September 24, 2017; accessed July 9, 2019.
- ↑ Data from: SPD-Forst: Chronicle after 1944 (on Weindel); FWV-Forst: Festschrift for the 60th anniversary (PDF) (on Umhof, Huber, Gsell); accessed July 9, 2019.
- ^ Community of Forst - coat of arms. In: forst-baden.de. Retrieved September 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Community partnership on the website of the community of Forst
- ↑ history. Retrieved September 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Sunbathing areas. In: heidesee-forst.de. Retrieved September 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Beach Party - Radio Regenbogen. In: Nena.de. Retrieved October 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Chronicle. In: tier-und-vogelpark-forst-ev.de. Retrieved September 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Parish Church of St. Barbara Forst. In: kath-forst-weiher.de. Retrieved September 30, 2016 .
- ^ Community of Forst - Jägerhaus. In: forst-baden.de. Retrieved September 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Exploratory drilling "Hofwiese 1". In: Oil and natural gas in Germany. July 31, 2016, accessed September 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Norbert Oberschmidt: The wheel - a turbulent history . ifu - regional culture publisher, ISBN 978-3-89735-869-0 .
- ↑ Books. (No longer available online.) Forst Community Library, archived from the original on August 30, 2016 ; accessed on September 23, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ History - Forest community library. (No longer available online.) In: gemeindebuecherei-forst.de. Archived from the original on September 28, 2016 ; accessed on September 28, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ current community school. Lußhardtschule, accessed on October 23, 2014 .
- ^ Astrid Lindgren School: School. (No longer available online.) In: astrid-lindgren-schule-forst.ka.schule-bw.de. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016 ; accessed on September 23, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Kindergarten St.Ulrika Forst: team / groups. In: kigaulrika.de. Retrieved September 28, 2016 .
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