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, , , 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. 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 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. 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