 Waldsiedlung was colloquially called "Wandlitz" among East Germans after the nearby village.In the 1980s, Waldsiedlung became known by the tongue-in-cheek nickname ""Volvograd"" in reference to the Soviet city of Volgograd and the GDR's political elite began to use Volvo cars from Sweden rather than the traditional luxury Soviet Chaikas.Waldsiedlung consisted of 23 detached family houses with of land each within the inner ring.