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Wandlitz is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the district of
Barnim Barnim () is a district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) Poland, the district of Märkisch-Oderland, the city state of Berlin and the districts of Oberhavel and Uckermark. History The name "Barnim" emer ...
, in
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. It is situated 25 km north of
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, and 15 km east of
Oranienburg Oranienburg () is a town in Brandenburg, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Oberhavel. Geography Oranienburg is a town located on the banks of the Havel river, 35 km north of the centre of Berlin. Division of the town Oranienburg ...
. The municipality was established in 2004 by merger of the nine villages ''
Basdorf Basdorf is a village to the north of Berlin, in the German federal state of Brandenburg. Until 2003, when it merged into Wandlitz Wandlitz is a municipality in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 25 km nor ...
'', '' Klosterfelde'', ''Lanke'', '' Prenden'', '' Schönerlinde'', ', ', ''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. File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Wandlitz.pdf, 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) File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Wandlitz.pdf, Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the
Census in Germany A national census in Germany (german: Volkszählung) was held every five years from 1875 to 1910. After the World Wars, only a few full population censuses have been held, the last in 1987. The most recent census, though not a national census, wa ...
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 Annelie Grund (born 28 June 1953, Berlin) is a German artist, stained glass artist, artist and musician. She lives in Wandlitz and is married to the architect Manfred Thon. Biography 1976 she acquired the diploma at the Humboldt University ...
* Studio of Biomech tattoo Artis
Markus Lenhard
also known a
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,
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History

Wandlitz was first mentioned as Slavic ''Vandlice'' in a 1242 deed, when the Margraves of Brandenburg John I and Otto III sold it to the
Lehnin Abbey Lehnin Abbey (german: Kloster Lehnin) is a former Cistercian monastery in Lehnin in Brandenburg, Germany. Founded in 1180 and secularized during the Protestant Reformation in 1542, it has accommodated the ''Luise-Henrietten-Stift'', a Protestant ...
. The word means ''men who live at the water''. Situated on the ''Barnim'' plateau among woods and lakes it became a popular recreation area especially in the 20th century. Since 1901 the ''Heidekrautbahn'' railway line links Wandlitz with Berlin. ; Development The name Wandlitz was and is also often used as a synonym for the nearby "
Waldsiedlung Waldsiedlung (German for "Forest settlement") was the secure housing zone for the leaders of the German Democratic Republic in Bernau bei Berlin, Brandenburg from 1960 to 1989. Waldsiedlung housed the most senior party members of the ruling Soc ...
" compound, where the highest
East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
functionaries lived removed from the general population. But this settlement is a part of the town Bernau. Shortly after World War II, the village was home to an orphanage of children from Berlin. The orphanage, run by nuns, later became a holiday spot for visiting high-ranking Communist party members. The children of the small orphanage were frowned upon as second-class citizens by villagers, and often went hungry.


Pictures from Towns and Villages in Gemeinde Wandlitz

File:Wandlitz evangelische Kirche.jpg, Village church of old Wandlitz Image:St-Konrad-in-Wandlitz.jpg, Catholic church in the new quarter ''Wandlitzsee'' (Lake of Wandlitz) File:Basdorf_Church.jpg, Village church on Basdorf village green File:Schönwalde Hauptstr. 60 (1).jpg, Old village cottage in Schönwalde File:Schloss Lanke 06.jpg, Lanke Palace File:Schönerlinde Kirche 01.jpg, Village church of Schönerlinde File:Klosterfelde Kirche 04.jpg, Village church of Klosterfelde File:Stolzenhagen Kirche 06.jpg, Village church of Stolzenhagen File:Prenden church.jpg, Village church of Prenden File:Wandlitz_Lanke_church.jpg, Church in Lanke File:Lanke_Obersee.jpg, Obersee in Lanke File:08-10-11 Wandlitz Partnergemeinden.JPG, Information on twin towns


Transport

Wandlitz is situated at the junction of the
Bundesstraße ''Bundesstraße'' (German for "federal highway"), abbreviated ''B'', is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways. Germany Germany's ''Bundesstraßen'' network has a total length of about 40,000 km. German ''Bundesstraßen'' ...
109 to Berlin and the
Bundesautobahn 10 is an orbital motorway around the German capital city of Berlin. Colloquially called ''Berliner Ring'', it is predominantly located in the state of Brandenburg, with a short stretch of in Berlin itself. It should not be confused with the ''Be ...
(''Berliner Ring'') with the Bundesstraße 273 leading from Oranienburg to the
Bundesautobahn 11 is an autobahn in eastern Germany that was opened in 1936. As it is partly in a dilapidated state, it is currently undergoing modernisation works on various stretches. The road forms the main connection between Berlin and Szczecin, and it is conn ...
. The NEB ''Heidekrautbahn'' links Wandlitz with the Berlin-Karow railway station on the Berlin S2 S-Bahn line. Wandlitz is known to be the home of the only existing Skoda Fabia that still uses a steam power engine. Alleged owner is Ernest B ("IM Siggi").


References


External links


Heidekrautmuseum Basdorf

Internationales Artisetenmuseum Klosterfelde



Goldener Löwe

Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn - NEB Heidekrautbahn railway

Prenden Golf Course
{{Authority control Localities in Barnim