Forst (Hunsrück)

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Cochem cell
Association municipality :	Zell (Moselle)
Height :	357 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.35 km 2
Residents:	65 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	19 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56858
Area code :	06545
License plate :	COC, ZEL
Community key :	07 1 35 032
Association administration address:	Corray 1 ; 56856 Zell (Moselle)
Website :	www.zell-mosel.de
Local Mayor :	Berthold Treins
Location of the local community of Forst (Hunsrück) in the Cochem-Zell district

Forst (Hunsrück) ( listen ^?^/^I ) is a municipality in the district of Cochem-Zell in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Zell (Mosel) .

geography

Together with the communities Altstrimmig , Liesenich and Mittelstrimmig, Forst belongs to the so-called Strimmiger Berg and is located in the Hunsrück on a hill above the Mörsdorfer Bach not far from Mastershausen .

history

The Strimmiger Berg, also known as Strimmiger Court , was part of the "triordial territory" until 1780. As in the Beltheim court , Kurtrier , Sponheim and Braunshorn (later Winneburg and Metternich) shared sovereignty. From 1794, Forst was under French rule and from 1798 to 1814 belonged to the canton of Zell in the Rhine-Moselle department . In 1815 the region was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna and belonged to the Senheim mayor in the Zell district, established in 1816 . In 1817 the later independent community of Forst was listed as part of Mittelstrimmig under the name "Försterhöfe" and had 42 inhabitants. Since 1946 it has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate . The community has had the addition of "(Hunsrück)" to its name since June 1, 1970.

Statistics on population development

The development of the population of Forst (Hunsrück), the values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year	Residents
1815	42
1835	65
1871	108
1905	100
1939	93

year	Residents
1950	100
1961	87
1970	65
1987	45
2005	54

Municipal council

The council in Forst (Hunsrück) consists of six council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Economy and Infrastructure

There are two farms in the village. There is a nationally known artist colony in the village. One of the longest fir trees in Germany is also in the area. The wastewater of the place is cleaned by a reed treatment plant.