Wandlitz

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Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Wandlitz within Barnim district

(2019–27) Oliver Borchert^[1]Area

• Total164.27 km² (63.43 sq mi)Elevation

59 m (194 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total24,104 • Density150/km² (380/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

16348

Dialling codes033397Vehicle registrationBARWebsitewww.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.

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)
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)

Wandlitz: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[3]

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	6,868	—
1890	7,474	+0.57%
1910	8,793	+0.82%
1925	9,309	+0.38%
1933	11,069	+2.19%
1939	13,163	+2.93%
1946	15,674	+2.53%
1950	16,180	+0.80%
1964	15,851	−0.15%
1971	16,415	+0.50%
1981	14,762	−1.06%
1985	14,560	−0.34%
1989	14,607	+0.08%
1990	14,194	−2.83%
1991	14,125	−0.49%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1992	14,278	+1.08%
1993	14,935	+4.60%
1994	15,179	+1.63%
1995	15,744	+3.72%
1996	16,086	+2.17%
1997	16,625	+3.35%
1998	17,236	+3.68%
1999	17,905	+3.88%
2000	18,494	+3.29%
2001	18,859	+1.97%
2002	19,159	+1.59%
2003	19,525	+1.91%
2004	19,987	+2.37%
2005	20,463	+2.38%
2006	20,760	+1.45%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	21,065	+1.47%
2008	21,237	+0.82%
2009	21,530	+1.38%
2010	21,704	+0.81%
2011	20,775	−4.28%
2012	20,945	+0.82%
2013	21,212	+1.27%
2014	21,656	+2.09%
2015	22,095	+2.03%
2016	22,363	+1.21%
2017	22,585	+0.99%
2018	22,937	+1.56%
2019	23,127	+0.83%
2020	23,485	+1.55%

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

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. 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.

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 "Waldsiedlung" compound, where the highest East German 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

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

Transport

Wandlitz is situated at the junction of the Bundesstraße 109 to Berlin and the Bundesautobahn 10 (Berliner Ring) with the Bundesstraße 273 leading from Oranienburg to the Bundesautobahn 11. 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.

References

^ Landkreis Barnim Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 30 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons