Forbach (/fɔːrˈbɑːk/ 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
References
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Forbach 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
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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).[1]
| Climate data for Baden-Baden (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
38.1 (100.6) |
41.2 (106.2) |
41.3 (106.3) |
33.9 (93.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
41.3 (106.3) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
14.1 (57.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
1.9 (35.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
5.0 (41.1) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −12.8 (9.0) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.5 (−8.5) |
−24.8 (−12.6) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
4.4 (39.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−24.8 (−12.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 119.3 (4.70) |
120.1 (4.73) |
116.2 (4.57) |
105.8 (4.17) |
93.5 (3.68) |
78.9 (3.11) |
67.9 (2.67) |
88.1 (3.47) |
100.1 (3.94) |
111.1 (4.37) |
147.1 (5.79) |
158.1 (6.22) |
1,306.2 (51.42) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 18.5 (7.3) |
11.2 (4.4) |
6.4 (2.5) |
1.7 (0.7) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.1) |
2.9 (1.1) |
7.9 (3.1) |
18.9 (7.4) |
18.9 (7.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 21.7 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 15.7 | 19.0 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 196.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 94.1 | 88.3 | 78.3 | 74.0 | 70.9 | 64.2 | 57.7 | 65.4 | 84.2 | 90.2 | 95.0 | 95.8 | 79.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 32.2 | 56.6 | 101.3 | 157.4 | 189.4 | 230.7 | 242.7 | 224.3 | 123.5 | 87.6 | 36.3 | 26.2 | 1,508.2 |
| Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst / SKlima.de[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
- ^ Climate Summary for Baden Baden
- ^ "Monatsauswertung". sklima.de (in German). SKlima. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Precipitation: long-term mean values 1991 - 2020". Deutscher Wetterdinest (in German). dwd.de. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "Sunshine: Long term averages for 1991-2020". Dwd.de. German Weather Service. Retrieved 23 February 2024.