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Forst (Unterfranken)
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Forst in Unterfranken is a little village in the Schonungen
Schonungen
Schonungen is a municipality in the Schweinfurt district, Bavaria, Germany. The villages in this municipality are:*Schonungen*Forst *Abersfeld*Mainberg*Hausen*Marktsteinach*Loeffelsterz*Reichmannshausenand some more-External links:*...
township that lies in Schweinfurt
Schweinfurt (district)
Schweinfurt is a Kreis in the northwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Bad Kissingen, Rhön-Grabfeld, Haßberge, Bamberg, Kitzingen, Würzburg and Main-Spessart. The district-free city Schweinfurt is completely surrounded by the district.-Geography:Primary rivers in the...
county.
It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Location
Forst lies approximately 1/2 mile just north of the Main river along the southern exposed north bank of the Main river valley. At 923 ft (284m) above sea level, it is about 227 ft (70m) above the river. Many new houses have been built, except in the old village center, due to the great view into the valley. The expansion predominantly took place to the west towards SchonungenSchonungen
Schonungen is a municipality in the Schweinfurt district, Bavaria, Germany. The villages in this municipality are:*Schonungen*Forst *Abersfeld*Mainberg*Hausen*Marktsteinach*Loeffelsterz*Reichmannshausenand some more-External links:*...
.
History
The village is first documented in the year 1183. The village was formed as a part of the free imperial city of SchweinfurtSchweinfurt
Schweinfurt is a city in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria in Germany on the right bank of the canalized Main, which is here spanned by several bridges, 27 km northeast of Würzburg.- History :...
which was later given to the Count of Henneberg
Henneberg
Henneberg may refer to:*the House of Henneberg, German nobility*County of Henneberg, a mediæval state in the Holy Roman Empire*Henneberg, Thuringia, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany*Mary Jane Henneberg, b. 1973, TV reporter...
. During the Margravian War
Second Margrave War
The Second Margrave War was a conflict in the Holy Roman Empire between 1552 and 1555. Instigated by Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Brandenburg-Bayreuth, it involved numerous raids, plunderings and the destruction of many towns and castles in the empire, especially in...
in 1553 and the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
the area suffered heavily.
Objects of Interest
Forst's main landmarks include:- The old tithe house from the year 1567 and other fachwerk (Tudor-type) houses along the old roads which meet in the village center at the park
- The war memorial and below it the natural stone spring in the village center park
- St. Godehard catholic church
- Boten-Steig Arena (soccer field) of the Forst sports club
- Part of the old village wallDefensive wallA defensive wall is a fortification used to protect a city or settlement from potential aggressors. In ancient to modern times, they were used to enclose settlements...
in the rear church courtyard
Events
- Annual
- Knutfest of the Forst sports club
- Karneval of Forst
- Parish fest
- Party-Weekend of the Forst sports club
- Church fest
Economy
- Wheat, rye, oats, rapseed, beets, corn, and asparagus are cultivated in the surrounding fields
- The cherries from Forst are well-known within the region
- Northeast, between Forst and Waldsachsen, are two wind turbineWind turbineA wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
s which produce 1 megawatt of electricity each - There are two family-run restaurants located in town