Oberforstbach

Oberforstbach City of Aachen Coordinates: 50 ° 43 ′ 25 " N , 6 ° 8 ′ 40" E
Height :	279 (245-286) m
Residents :	2600 (1986)
Postal code :	52076
Area code :	02408

Oberforstbach is a district of Aachen and is a suburb southeast of the city. Since the municipal reorganization in 1972, it has belonged to the Kornelimünster / Walheim district .

history

Village square

The first documentary mention comes from August 4th 1336 - but it was probably founded between the 9th and 11th centuries. At that time the name was still "Vorsbach", which may have been derived from Frosch-Bach or Forst-Bach.

At that time the place belonged to the imperial abbey Kornelimünster . It was planned to be located on a ridge along the (then so-called) Dorfstrasse.

On June 9, 1802, it received the status of an independent chapel community.

On February 1, 1912, it became a parish due to the increased population.

Until the local reorganization, Oberforstbach belonged to the Walheim community . Since January 1, 1972, Oberforstbach has belonged to the Aachen district of Kornelimünster / Walheim .

Brook

The Oberforstbach gave the place its name. It rises as a small meadow stream between Oberforstbacher Straße and Nerscheider Weg. Its spring dries up in summer. After a good two kilometers, it joins the Holzbach near Niederforstbach and flows together as the Rollefbach into the Inde .

Business

The Pascalstrasse industrial park is located on the southern edge of the town. More than 30 small and large companies have settled here since 1985. A large number of these are companies from the IT sector , including Inform and Worldline . The city of Aachen specifically promotes the settlement of companies with a technologically innovative claim.

traffic

St. Rochus - Oberforstbach; Architect: Peter Salm

Oberforstbach is about one kilometer from the A 44 (exit Lichtenbusch). Monschauer Strasse ( B 258 , L 233) connects Oberforstbach with Aachen city center. You can get to Oberforstbach by bus via ASEAG lines 11, 41, 36, 55, 70 and BVR line SB63

Religious institutions

Church of St. Rochus with parish home
Cross on the market square, where the church used to stand (Oberforstbacher Str. 283)
Catholic kindergarten

Educational institutions

Municipal kindergarten
Catholic sun kindergarten St. Rochus
Municipal primary school GGS Oberforstbach

Secondary schools in the vicinity such as the Inda-Gymnasium or the Einhard-Gymnasium can be reached by bus.

societies

St. Rochus Schützenbruderschaft Oberforstbach 1842 eV
TKV Oberforstbach 1896 eV
KV Oberforstbacher Jonge

Places in the immediate vicinity

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. 305 .

Web links

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

[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. 305 .