Forbach
Forbach [fr fɔʁ'bak with stress on the second syllable ] is a city in France in the department of Moselle in the Lorraine region. Forbach is the capital of the canton and arrondissement Forbach Forbach. Its inhabitants are called in French Forbachois (pronounced fɔʁba'kwa ). Forbach is with 21,561 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) is the fourth largest city in the department.
Geography
Forbach is located in the western part of the Saar coal basin (see mining in Saarland ) at a major European transport axis, ten kilometers from Saarbrücken and 60 kilometers from Metz.
Neighboring municipalities are Saarbrücken (D, District Gersweiler ) in the north, Schœneck and stiring - helix in the northeast, Spicheren and Etzling in the east, Behren- lès -Forbach to the southeast, Œting in the south, Morsbach the southwest, Großrosseln (D, Saarland ) in the west and Petite- Roselle in the northwest.
Population
In addition to the original population Forbachs and immigrants of Polish, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese origin, numerous people live Maghrebi origin in Forbach and environment. Your ancestors came from former French colonies in North Africa, especially from French North Africa (now part of Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Libya). They were recruited from the time of its blossoming ostlothringischen mining industry as a laborer. Predominantly Muslim faith they formed with their descendants partly insular societies that are even today not integrated fully into the Lorraine society. Due to its central accommodation in newly built high-rise areas was a certain ghettoization, the tensions and social problems caused or made visible.
In the immediate vicinity of the Lorraine coal and steel top center Forbach ( Bassin de Lorraine ) were obtained from the operators of coal mines in the " Lorraine coal basin " built in the mid -fifties of the 20th century, numerous large settlements for the mining workers. One of the largest settlements for workers from North Africa was built in Farébersviller ( Pfarrebersweiler ). Located between Forbach and Freyming -Merlebach, village- structured community had about 600 inhabitants in 1954. After the construction of large housing estates, the population had grown to 8450 inhabitants ( 1962). The immigrant workers and their families, mostly Muslim, a private cultural center built in the 70s with a highly visible mosque, a singular situation in eastern France.
Demographics
Attractions
Famous sights are the castle of Forbach and the Holy Cross Chapel. In addition, the Protestant parish church is worth seeing due to its numerous architectural and stylistic features.
Holy Cross Chapel (13th century)
Downtown, Rue Nationale
Downtown, Rue Nationale
Economy and infrastructure
Cross-border economic region
As neighboring border cities, Saarbrücken and Forbach have decided to Europe exemplary cooperation. With the creation of joint cross-border commercial zone Euro zone Saarbrücken -Forbach on an area of about 100 hectares ( = 1 km ²) a sign was placed on the economic convergence in a united Europe. The cross-border trade and service park was and is funded by the European Union financially and developed jointly by the cities of Saarbrücken and Forbach and marketed.
Transmitter Kreutzberg
On the belonging to Forbach Kreutzberg (380 meters) there is a transmitter for FM radio and French television ( spire: 455 meters).
Traffic
Rail transport
The Forbach station is located on the railway line ( Paris ) Metz -Saarbrücken ( Kaiserslautern -Mannheim - Frankfurt). The Paris- Lorraine (LGV Est européenne ) was developed as a high-speed line. The station was adapted to the needs in the course of this acceleration measures since the summer of 2006. On September 16, 2006, ICE was christened 3 on the name Forbach -Lorraine. Since June 2007, stops once daily in Forbach an ICE train on its route from Frankfurt to Paris.
Hourly Regional trains in the direction of Metz and several times a day to Saarbruecken.
Transport
In the city and to the sometimes far-flung suburbs and on the German - French border into the city of Saarbrücken operate a total of eight bus lines:
Road
Directly through the city leads the 15-kilometer long Autoroute A320, which connects the autoroute A4 (Strasbourg - Metz) at Freyming -Merlebach with the A6 at the border crossing Golden Bremm in Saarbrücken. There ends the Route nationale 3 of Paris - Porte de Pantin, once a part of the expanded under Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor road to Mainz.
Churches
Forbach is predominantly Catholic, but also has a Protestant- Lutheran church, a Jewish synagogue and a mosque.
→ List of religious buildings in Forbach
Policy
Mayor of Forbach is since 2008 the socialist Laurent Kalinowski (lot
Sports
The most famous sports club in the city is Union Sportive founded in 1909. From 1957 to 1966 their football players even played in the French second division. Your home matches they wear out at the Stade du Schlossberg.
Twinning
- Since 1984 is twinned with the center city Völklingen, the fourth largest city in the Saarland and since 2011 with the city Ravanusa in Sicily in Italy.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Jean -Nicolas Houchard (1740-1793), French general
- Sengel Adolf (1869-1944), Professor of Electrical Engineering
- August Hoff (1892-1971), German art historian
- Lulu Reinhardt (1951-2014), jazz guitarist
- Patricia Kaas (born 1966 ), singer
- Régis Sauder (born 1971 ), documentary filmmaker
- Christian Bauer ( b. 1977 ), chess master
- Mike Reinhardt ( born 1977 ), jazz musician
- Gennaro Bracigliano ( b. 1980 ), football player
- Ludovic Guerriero ( born 1985 ), football player
- Samir Louadj ( born 1985 ), French - Algerian football player
- Smail Morabit (* 1988), French - Moroccan footballer