Forbach

ForbachTown centre of Forbach, France.

Forbach, town, Moselle département, Grand Est région, northeastern France. It lies just southwest of Saarbrücken, Germany. Forbach, which has an important cokery and manufactures mining equipment, is at the edge of the Saar Coal Basin. Remains of the medieval castle of the counts of Forbach crown a nearby hill (Schlossberg). Forbach was the scene of a French defeat (August 6, 1870) during the Franco-German War. Pop. (1999) 22,807; (2014 est.) 21,740.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
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Article Title: Forbach
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 23 October 2017
Access Date: February 22, 2025