Stechlin

Stechlin
Municipality
Location of Stechlin within Oberhavel district
Location of Stechlin
Stechlin Stechlin
Coordinates: 53°06′N 13°02′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberhavel
Municipal assoc.	Gransee und Gemeinden
Subdivisions	3 districts
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Mario Ledderhose
Area
• Total	83.95 km2 (32.41 sq mi)
Elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	1,123
• Density	13.38/km2 (34.65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16775
Dialling codes	033082
Vehicle registration	OHV
Website	www.stechlin.de

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

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 (2020)

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	1,389	—
1890	1,299	−0.45%
1910	1,163	−0.55%
1925	1,174	+0.06%
1933	1,240	+0.69%
1939	1,266	+0.35%
1946	1,803	+5.18%
1950	1,948	+1.95%
1964	1,561	−1.57%
1971	1,534	−0.25%
1981	1,468	−0.44%
1985	1,468	+0.00%
1989	1,476	+0.14%
1990	1,466	−0.68%
1991	1,461	−0.34%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1992	1,461	+0.00%
1993	1,441	−1.37%
1994	1,428	−0.90%
1995	1,402	−1.82%
1996	1,398	−0.29%
1997	1,380	−1.29%
1998	1,370	−0.72%
1999	1,373	+0.22%
2000	1,367	−0.44%
2001	1,355	−0.88%
2002	1,349	−0.44%
2003	1,357	+0.59%
2004	1,327	−2.21%
2005	1,304	−1.73%
2006	1,296	−0.61%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	1,271	−1.93%
2008	1,276	+0.39%
2009	1,266	−0.78%
2010	1,239	−2.13%
2011	1,213	−2.10%
2012	1,202	−0.91%
2013	1,183	−1.58%
2014	1,203	+1.69%
2015	1,187	−1.33%
2016	1,213	+2.19%
2017	1,214	+0.08%
2018	1,201	−1.07%
2019	1,192	−0.75%
2020	1,185	−0.59%

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

• 
  Church in Menz
• 
  Church in Neuglobsow
• 
  Lake Roofen in Menz
• 
  Erwin Strittmatter's grave in Schulzenhof

See also

• Roofensee