Forest

Forest Community Schonungen Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′ 22 ″ N , 10 ° 19 ′ 47 ″ E
Height :	282 (217-343) m
Area :	6.31 km²
Residents :	1013 (Jan. 1, 2007)
Population density :	161 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	May 1, 1978
Postal code :	97453
Area code :	09727
Location of Forst in Bavaria

Main street from Forst, looking towards the church

Forst ( listen ^?^/^I ) is a district of the municipality of Schonungen and is located in the district of Schweinfurt in Lower Franconia . Forst has about 1000 inhabitants.

Geographical location

Forst is located two kilometers southeast of Schonungen, seven kilometers east of Schweinfurt and one kilometer from the Main on the southern slope of the main valley edge, about 70 m above the river ( 284 m above sea level ). This exposed location means that in addition to the old town center, numerous new buildings have been built. The expansion took place mainly to the west in the direction of Schonungen.

Attractions

Sandstone fountain on the Anger (Untere Strasse)

The old tithe house from 1567 as well as other half-timbered houses in the old streets that meet in the center of the village on the Anger
The war memorial and next to it a beautiful natural stone fountain
St. Godehard Church (see parish)
Botensteig-Arena of TSV Forst
Parts of the old village wall in the back yard of the church

history

coat of arms

The first documentary mention of Forst is attested in 1183. The village formed part of the Reichsvogtei Schweinfurt and came with this as an imperial fief to the Counts of Henneberg. The Lords of Wenkheim also played an important role for Forst . In the Markgräflerkrieg in 1553 (looting) and in the Thirty Years' War ("corrupted") the place had to endure severe suffering. The new, modern school building, built in 1957/58, is no longer required for the elementary school and is rented to the Kolping Society for training purposes .

New church with old steeple

Figure group St. Godehard, at the church

On May 1, 1978, Forst was incorporated into the community of Schonungen.

Parish

Forst has been an independent parish since the 15th century, together with Mainberg for several years . Church patron is St. Godehard . 732 Catholics live in Forst.

church

The modern church, which was built in 1970/71 in place of the old church from 1866 and the old schoolhouse from 1893, can be visited daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The old church tower, which probably comes from the oldest church from the 13th century, was preserved and now forms the focus of the town with its pointed helmet and the tent-shaped nave. Saint Godehard is the church patron .

Parish Council

The parish council consists of eight members.

Events

Annual events are:

Knutfest of TSV Forst
Forster Carnival
Parish festival of the parish
TSV Forst party weekend
Parish fair

economy

In the cleared corridor, asparagus is grown in addition to conventional crops.
Forster cherries are known in the region and beyond.
In the north-eastern part of the municipality between Forst and Waldsachsen, eleven wind power plants, which are located in the municipality of Schonungen (district of Waldsachsen), generate electricity with 1.0 and 2.3 MW each .

traffic

Forst is connected to the B26 by the SW 23 district road. The bus routes 8130 ( Schweinfurt - Aidhausen ) and 8156 ( Schweinfurt - Haßfurt ) of Omnibusverkehr Franken (OVF) also run through the town and ensure good transport links in all directions.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the place

Sebastian König , TV presenter and actor
Ron Mihalko , former American sergeant major with the longest continuous overseas deployment from one location, the US Army Garrison Schweinfurt , has lived in Forst since 1997

literature

Joachim Ahlborn, Norbert Kraus: Forest through the ages. Protections 1984

Web links

Commons : Forst - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Information about Forst (schonungen.de, forest part of the municipality)

Individual evidence

^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 753 .
↑ (infranken.de article from April 4, 2012) Energiewende in Waldsachsen

[1] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 753 .

[2] (infranken.de article from April 4, 2012) Energiewende in Waldsachsen