Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Brandenburg » Spree-Neiße, Landkreis » Forst (Lausitz) Industrial and commercial area* 190 ha Municipal area* 110,69 km² Urbanization* medium populated Population Population* 17 721 Unemployment rate (in district)* 6,0 % Retail purchasing power* 5 021 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 4 km Motorway junction Forst (A15) Nearby motorways A15 Airport Airport (distance) 91 km Name of airport Flughafen Dresden Port Port (distance) 45 km Name of port Hafen Eisenhüttenstadt Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Oder-Spree-Knal Freight village Freight village (distance) 68 km Name of freight village GVZ Frankfurt/Oder Modality bimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 350 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 405 % (municipal rate) Level of labour costs (in the federal state) Production industry 31,77 €/h Service industry 30,84 €/h Qualification of labour (in the district) Academic education 12 % Vocational training 74 % Without training 8 % Contact City Forst (Lausitz)My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add