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Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Forbach
Municipality
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Location of Forbach within Rastatt district
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Coordinates: 48°40′50″N 08°21′30″E / 48.68056°N 8.35833°E / 48.68056; 8.35833
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictRastatt
Subdivisions10 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2022–30) Robert Stiebler
Area
 • Total131.82 km (50.90 sq mi)
Elevation332 m (1,089 ft)
Population
 • Total4,665
 • Density35/km (92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes76596
Dialling codes07228
Vehicle registrationRA
Websitewww.forbach.de

Forbach (/fɔːrˈbɑːk/ for-BAHK, German: [ˈfɔʁbax]) is a village and municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies in the district of Rastatt. It is located in the Murg river valley, in the northern part of the Black Forest mountains. Forbach is further broken down into the following districts: Langenbrand, Bermersbach, Gausbach, Hundsbach, Herrenwies, Kirschbaumwasen, Erbersbronn, Raumünzach and Schwarzenbach.

Bridge of the Murg Valley Railway near Forbach

The tarn of Schurmsee lies within the municipality at a height of 794 metres.

Mayors

  • 1998-2014: Kuno Kußmann (CDU)
  • since 2014: Katrin Buhrke (lawyer)

Personalities

  • Günther Becker (1924-2007), composer
  • Manfred Gotta (born 1947), entrepreneur and advertising editor, lives in Forbach-Hundsbach

References

  1. Bürgermeisterwahl Forbach 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
Towns and municipalities in Rastatt (district)
Coat of Arms of Rastatt County


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