Wandlitz

Wandlitz
Coat of arms
Wandlitz
Location of Wandlitz within Barnim district
Coordinates: 52°45′00″N 13°26′59″E / 52.75000°N 13.44972°E / 52.75000; 13.44972Coordinates: 52°45′00″N 13°26′59″E / 52.75000°N 13.44972°E / 52.75000; 13.44972
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Barnim
Government
• Mayor	Jana Radant
Area
• Total	164.27 km2 (63.43 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	22,095
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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, Stolzenhagen, 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.

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 (Blue Line) and Forecasts

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.

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.