Forst (Lausitz)
Forst (Lausitz) Baršć (Łužyca) | |
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From top: water tower St Nicholas' Church church in Naundorf (Glinsk) Ostdeutscher Rosengarten Forst (Lausitz) station view from St Nicholas' Church | |
Location of Forst (Lausitz) Baršć (Łužyca) within Spree-Neiße district | |
| Coordinates: 51°44′N 14°38′E / 51.733°N 14.633°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Spree-Neiße |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–26) | Simone Taubenek |
| Area | |
• Total | 110.7 km2 (42.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 17,303 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 03141–03149 |
| Dialling codes | 03562 |
| Vehicle registration | SPN |
| Website | www.forst-lausitz.de |
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Forst (Lausitz) (German, pronounced [fɔʁst] ⓘ) or Baršć (Łužyca) (Lower Sorbian, pronounced [ˈbarɕtɕ ˈwuʒɨtsa]; Polish: Barść) is a town in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, in eastern Germany. It lies east of Cottbus, on the Lusatian Neisse river which is also the German-Polish border. It is the capital of the Spree-Neiße district. It is known for its rose garden and textile museum. The town's population is 18,651. In Forst, there is a railway bridge across the Neiße belonging to the line Cottbus–Żary which is serviced by regional trains and a EuroCity train between Hamburg and Kraków (2011). There is also a road bridge across the river north of Forst.