Forbach ( 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.
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
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Climate
The climate in this area is meditteran and has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is precipitation year round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).
