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Coat of arms of Forst
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Forst is located in Switzerland
Forst
Forst
Location in Switzerland
Forst is located in Canton of Bern
Forst
Forst
Location in Canton of Bern
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
District Thun
Area
 • Total 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Elevation
652 m (2,139 ft)
Population
 • Total 357
 • Density 198/km2 (514/sq mi)
Postal code
3636

Forst is a village in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The former municipality of the district of Thun merged with Längenbühl on January 1, 2007 to form Forst-Längenbühl.

Geography

Forst is a settlement with scattered building in the moraine landscape of Upper Gürbetal. The most important boroughs are Dörfli, Allmid (Allmend), Chromen, Längmoos, and Riedhubel. Of the entire municipal territory of 185 hectares, 79.7% is used for agriculture, 11.8% is forested, and a mere 8% is used for settlements.

Notable people

  • Ernst Hadorn (1902–1976), pioneer of developmental genetics, was born in Forst

Transportation

Forst is connected to the public transportation grid via Bus Line 51 Thun-Forst-Blumenstein of Verkehrsbetriebe STI.

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