Wandlitz

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Wandlitz
Municipality
Castle Dammsmühle in Schönwalde
Coat of arms
Location of Wandlitz within Barnim district
Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2019–27)	Oliver Borchert[1]
Area
• Total	164.27 km2 (63.43 sq mi)
Elevation	59 m (194 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	24,104
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16348
Dialling codes	033397
Vehicle registration	BAR
Website	www.wandlitz.de

Wandlitz is a municipality in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 25 km north of Berlin, and 15 km east of Oranienburg. The municipality was established in 2004 by merger of the nine villages Basdorf, Klosterfelde, Lanke, Prenden, Schönerlinde, Schönwalde [de], Stolzenhagen [de], Wandlitz and Zerpenschleuse.

The communal government of the Great municipality has its seat in Wandlitz directly. It consists of deputies from the several parts of the commune and in accordance with the election results of the existing parties here.

Demography

The post-war influx of refugees from eastern regions led to a rise in the population. The population growth stagnated during the communist era. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the population began a rising tendency again.

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  Development of Population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)
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  Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Sightseeing

• Wandlitzsee lake
• The nearby lake of Liepnitzsee
• The Agricultural Museum in Wandlitz-old village (Barnim Panorama)
• The Steam Railway Museum in Basdorf (Heidekrautbahn-Museum)
• The International Museum of Circus Performers in Klosterfelde (Internationales Artistenmuseum)
• Several old churches
• Beautiful lakes in the surrounding area such as
  Wandlitzsee, Liepnitzsee, Bogensee, Rahmersee, Stolzenhagener See
• In the woods North East of the village Wandlitz is the small Bogensee with a former summer house of Joseph Goebbels, later part of the academy of the Free German Youth organization. Today the area belongs to the Berlin state forests and the buildings are to let.

Culture

• Goldener Löwe Kulturbühne: regular concerts, cabaret, opera, poetry readings, and comedy events.
• Studio of stained glass artist Annelie Grund
• Studio of Biomech tattoo Artist Markus Lenhard also known as Lux Altera

Sport & Leisure

• Windsurfing school and board hire on Wandlitzsee lake
• public beach and bathing area on Wandlitzsee
• Horse-riding
• 27-hole golf-course at nearby Prenden

Twin towns

• La Ferrière, Vendée, France
• Trzebiatów, Poland
• Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Schwechat, Austria
• London Borough of Enfield, Great Britain
• Alanya, Turkey
• Fushun, China

History

Wandlitz was first mentioned as

From 1815 to 1945, Wandlitz was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1945 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the East German Bezirk Frankfurt and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.

Development

The name Wandlitz was and is also often used as a synonym for the nearby "

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  Village church of old Wandlitz
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  Catholic church in the new quarter Wandlitzsee (Lake of Wandlitz)
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  Village church on Basdorf village green
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  Old village cottage in Schönwalde
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  Lanke Palace
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  Village church of Schönerlinde
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  Village church of Klosterfelde
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  Village church of Stolzenhagen
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  Village church of Prenden
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  Church in Lanke
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  Obersee in Lanke
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  Information on twin towns

Transport

Wandlitz is situated at the junction of the

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wandlitz.

• Heidekrautmuseum Basdorf
• Internationales Artisetenmuseum Klosterfelde
• Agrarmuseum Wandlitz
• Goldener Löwe
• Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn - NEB Heidekrautbahn railway
• Prenden Golf Course