Buch am Forst

Buch am Forst
St. Maria Magdalena Evangelical Lutheran Church
Location of Buch am Forst
Buch am Forst
Buch am Forst
Coordinates: 50°09′N 11°44′E / 50.150°N 11.733°E / 50.150; 11.733
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictLichtenfels
TownLichtenfels
Elevation
334 m (1,096 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
530
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96215
Dialling codes09571
Vehicle registrationLIF

Buch am Forst is a village of 530 inhabitants (1 September 2021) in the district town (Kreisstadt) of Lichtenfels in the state of Bavaria in Germany. It is 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) northwest of Lichtenfels and at the western edge of the Lichtenfels Forest (Lichtenfelser Forst). Bundesautobahn 73 [Federal Highway] runs approximately a half-mile (1 km) to the east, while Kreisstraße [District Road] LIF27 goes through the village itself.