Stechlin

Stechlin is a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Geography

Stechlin is part of the northern border of Brandenburg, at the start of the Mecklenburg Lake District. It is part of the Stechlin-Ruppiner Land Nature Park, surrounded by the Menzer Forest and has many lakes in the area. The most famous is Lake Stechlin (Stechlinsee) which is a protected area.

Districts of Stechlin

• Dagow
• Dollgow
• Güldenhof
• Menz
• Neuglobsow
• Neuroofen
• Schulzenhof

Demography

File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Stechlin.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)

Stechlin:
Population development within the current boundaries

Year Popul. 1875 1 389 1890 1 299 1910 1 163 1925 1 175 1933 1 240 1939 1 266 1946 1 803 1950 1 948 1964 1 561 1971 1 534

Year Popul. 1981 1 468 1985 1 468 1989 1 476 1990 1 466 1991 1 461 1992 1 461 1993 1 441 1994 1 428 1995 1 402 1996 1 398

Year Popul. 1997 1 380 1998 1 370 1999 1 373 2000 1 367 2001 1 355 2002 1 349 2003 1 357 2004 1 327 2005 1 304 2006 1 296

Year Popul. 2007 1 271 2008 1 276 2009 1 266 2010 1 239 2011 1 213 2012 1 202

Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.

District Authority

Stechlin is in the borough of Gransee. Stechlin has its own council that is responsible for 3 districts:

• Dollgow with Schulzenhof and Güldenhof
• Neuglobsow with Dagow
• Menz with Neuroofen

• Menz church.jpg

  Church in Menz

• Neuglobsow church.jpg

  Church in Neuglobsow

• Roofensee Menz.jpg

  Lake Roofen in Menz

• Schulzenhof Strittmatter Grab.jpg

  Erwin Strittmatter's grave in Schulzenhof

See also

• Roofensee