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Forst (Lausitz) score: 32/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Forst (Lausitz) safe? Germany travel risk

Is Forst (Lausitz) safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Forst (Lausitz) scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Germany Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 13 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Forst (Lausitz) scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Germany (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Forst (Lausitz): nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (43/100).

A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Found at 51.7333° N, 14.6333° E within Brandenburg, Forst (Lausitz) is situated 121.2 km NW of Berlin.

Region
Brandenburg
Coordinates
51.7333° N, 14.6333° E
Elevation
Lowland
Time Zone
UTC
Population
17,721
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Berlin (121.2 km NW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Rothenburg/Görlitz Airfield (EDBR) 46.6 km SSE
Hospital Care Lausitz Klinik Forst 2.4 km N
Police Station Bundespolizeiinspektion 1.3 km NNE
Railway Terminal Forst (Lausitz) / Baršć (Łužyca) 0.7 km NNE

Adjacent Localities in Germany

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wildfires — — — — 1 — 1 — — — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Forst (Lausitz) happened in May and July (2 of 2 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Germany travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Germany entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Cottbus 15
20.8 km W
Hoyerswerda 10
42.6 km SW
Bautzen 10
63.1 km SSW
Frankfurt (Oder) 10
67.9 km N
Görlitz 10
69.1 km SSE
Fürstenwalde 10
80.4 km NNW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy