Forst (Hunsrück)

Forst ( Hunsrück) is a municipality in the district Cochem-Zell, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Zell an (Mosel).

Geography

Forest belongs together with the municipalities Altstrimmig, Liesenich and Mittelstrimmig the so-called Strimmiger mountain and is situated in the Hunsrück on a hill above the Mörsdorfer Bach's far from Masterhausen.

History

The Strimmiger Mountain, also Strimmiger court, counted to 1780 for " Dreiherrischen territory." As in Beltheimer court to the Electorate of Trier, Sponheim and Brown Horn ( Winneburg and Metternich later) divided the country rule. Beginning in 1794, forestry under French rule and was from 1798 to 1814 in the canton of cell in the Rhine -Moselle department. 1815, the region was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna and belonged to the mayoralty in 1816 Senheim built circuit cell. 1817, the later independent community forestry has been listed under the name "Ranger Stables" as part of Mittelstrimmig and had 42 inhabitants. Since 1946 he is part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded. The suffix " (Hunsrück ) " bears the municipality since June 1, 1970.

The development of the population of Forst ( Hunsrück ), the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Forst ( Hunsrück) is composed of six council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Economy and infrastructure

In the village there are two farms, including a pig with 1,400 animals. In the village there is a nationally known artist colony. The district is also one of the longest firs Germany. The waste water of the place be cleaned by a reed bed treatment plant.