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Forbach (Baden)

Forbach is a village in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It lies in the district of Rastatt . It is located in the Murg river valley, in the northern part of the Schwarzwald mountains....
 is also a town in south-western Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
.


Forbach is a commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in the Moselle
Moselle

Moselle is a departments of France in the east of France named after the Moselle River....
 department in Lorraine
Lorraine (région)

Lorraine is one of the 26 Regions of France of France. It is the only administrative region with two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy....
 in northeastern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

It is located near the German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 border. Population (1999): 22,784.

When travelling by train between Germany and France, the station in Forbach is where Customs procedures were performed until the Schengen treaty, and trains change from right-hand running (Germany) to left-hand running (France).






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Forbach
Forbach (Baden)

Forbach is a village in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It lies in the district of Rastatt . It is located in the Murg river valley, in the northern part of the Schwarzwald mountains....
 is also a town in south-western Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
.


Forbach is a commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in the Moselle
Moselle

Moselle is a departments of France in the east of France named after the Moselle River....
 department in Lorraine
Lorraine (région)

Lorraine is one of the 26 Regions of France of France. It is the only administrative region with two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy....
 in northeastern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

It is located near the German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 border. Population (1999): 22,784.

When travelling by train between Germany and France, the station in Forbach is where Customs procedures were performed until the Schengen treaty, and trains change from right-hand running (Germany) to left-hand running (France). Since 2007, the high speed train connecting Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
 and Frankfurt
Frankfurt

is the largest city in the German States of Germany of Hesse and the List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Germany, with a 2008 population of 670,000....
 has stopped in Forbach, allowing the French capital to be reached in 1 hour 45 minutes and the Main metropolis in 2 hours.

Notable people from Forbach

  • Sophie Huber
    Sophie Huber

    Sophie Huber is a female Freestyle swimming swimmer from France, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China....
     (born 1985), freestyle swimmer
  • Patricia Kaas
    Patricia Kaas

    Patricia Kaas is a French singer and actress.Kaas is one of the most successful French-speaking singers in the world. Stylistically her music is not classical chanson, but is closer to a mixture of pop music, jazz and chanson....
    , singer from Stiring (near Forbach)
  • Jean-Nicolas Houchard
    Jean Nicolas Houchard

    Jean Nicolas Houchard was a French General of the French Revolution and the French Revolutionary Wars....
     (1740-1793), general, whose name appears on the Arc de Triomphe
    Arc de Triomphe

    The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris, France that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as the Place de l'?toile....
     in Paris
  • Nicolas Appert
    Nicolas Appert

    Nicolas Appert , born in Ch?lons en Champagne was the France inventor of airtight food preservation. Appert, known as the "father of canning," was a confectioner....
     (1749-1841) inventor


See also

  • Communes of the Moselle department


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