Wandlitz

Wandlitz is a municipality and district Barnim (Brandenburg). It was created on October 26, 2003 local government reform of nine originally independent municipalities. The eponymous previous community Wandlitz is today a district of the new (large) community Wandlitz.

  • 4.1 Municipal Council
  • 4.2 Coat of Arms
  • 4.3 partnerships
  • 5.1 Museums
  • 5.2 Regular community events
  • 5.3 Construction and ground monuments
  • 6.1 Commercial and businesses in the community
  • 6.2 Societies and Associations
  • 6.3 It is recognized resort destination

Community structure

Since the last administrative reform in the years 2003/2004 the following formerly independent villages and settlements belong to the new municipality Wandlitz:

Districts

  • Basdorf
  • Klosterfelde
  • Lanke
  • Prenden
  • Schönerlinde
  • Schonwalde

Residential places

The following residential lots are part of the community Wandlitz:

  • Arendsee
  • Bogensee
  • Büttners expansion
  • Dammenmuehle
  • Village
  • Annenhof (formerly Emilienhof )
  • Gänseluch
  • Gorinsee
  • Heinrich -Heine- ring
  • Karl -Marx- settlement
  • Colony Framers lake
  • Colony West
  • Marienwalde
  • Neudorf
  • Ützdorf
  • Waldheim

Neighboring communities

The community Wandlitz has a common border with the following municipalities ( clockwise from the north): Marie Werder, Biesenthal, Bernau, Panke Valley (all Barnim ), Berlin, Mühlenbecker country, Oranienburg and love the forest (all Oberhavel ). The exclave Zerpenschleuse borders the municipalities Schorfheide, Marie Werder and love the forest.

Demographics

The following graphics show how the population of Wandlitz has developed in its current boundaries and is expected to develop. The refugees from the eastern territories led at the end of World War II to a population boost. During the communist era, the population remained almost constant. Since the fall of the Berlin neighborhood leads to a rebound in the population. For the future, by 2030, the statisticians of the State Office predict stagnation of the population, while the Bertelsmann Foundation nor anticipates a significant increase.

Forecasts of population change

Forecast age structure

Policy

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of 28 members Wandlitz, among which are also the local representative of the nine districts, the so-called mayor.

On 28 September 2008, the last local elections were held. The turnout was 48.5 per cent of the total 17,827 voting residents of the greater community. After that the local council is as shown in the table together.

The local council is concerned, among other things with the administrative and capital budget of the municipality. The administrative budget of the greater community Wandlitz had a circumference of 27.5 million euros, the capital budget of 12.9 million euros in 2008. The community developed reserves of 6.6 million euros in 2008, the debt was reduced from 16 million euros in 2004 to 8.9 million euros in 2007.

The notional per capita debt in consideration of the debts of the Niederbarnimer water and wastewater association, is 910 Euros, which is less than a third of the average debt in the state of Brandenburg is ( comparison from the year 2007). A result for 2009 is not yet available.

For the districts and local councils are elected for the duration of its term. The members of the Ortsbeirates must reside in their respective district. The number of members of the local councils is in the districts of:

  • Basdorf nine members
  • Klosterfelde nine members
  • Lanke three members
  • Prenden three members
  • Schönerlinde five members
  • Schonwalde five members
  • Stolzenhagen five members
  • Wandlitz nine members
  • Zerpenschleuse three members

Coat of arms

Blazon: " crenellated divided by blue and gold through a left flank, forward a golden Seeblatt. "

The stylized golden leaf of a water lily shall refer to the Slavic origin of the place name - Vandelice: " People who live on the water." The flow of water to the community is also symbolized by the predominantly blue crest reason. The nine districts of up to 2003 independent municipalities are symbolically taken by nine interlocking battlements of the primary colors in the coat of arms image.

Leading the coat of arms of the greater community Wandlitz was approved by letter dated 22 April 2008 by the Ministry of the Interior of Brandenburg. This was preceded since 2006, initially unsuccessful attempts to realize the resulting since the municipal reform in October 2003 idea of an overarching community emblem. Based on a design competition of the Fachhochschule Potsdam, Department of Design, the Wandlitzer community representatives agreed in December 2007 on the confirmed in April 2008 design by Andreas Brietzke. With the emblem Wandlitz now also offers a held in the same basic color flag with corresponding, color- inverted, an inserted crest.

Partnerships

A large village Wandlitz maintains since 1990 partnerships with cities Gladbeck in North Rhine -Westphalia, since Pentecost 1997 to the municipality of La Ferrière in France, and since 17 November 2002 community Trzebiatów ( Treptow ) in Poland, which held regular cultural and sports exchanges, often involving all partner sites simultaneously. The partnerships have led, among other things establishing the clubs boules club and the choir Jubilate. Meanwhile, there has also been direct contacts of schools or musicians with those of a partner locations. On the occasion of the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the partnership with La Ferrière opened a German delegation to the French town hall "Le Jardin de Wandlitz " (The Garden of Wandlitz ).

Culture and structures ( selection)

Museums

The municipality includes Wandlitz

  • The Museum of Agriculture Wandlitz,
  • The International Artists Museum in Klosterfelde and
  • The heather Railway Museum in Basdorf.

Regular community events

There is the Gemeindefeuerwehrtag in which the military comrades determine their best from the various districts in a sporty - combative comparison. To this end, the teams are divided by age groups and for example, must carry a fire attack or complete a relay race. In the years 2009, 2010 and 2011, the Lankans Ortsfeuerwehr proved most successful.

The festival George Brassens, which began in the district Basdorf, is now with various cultural performances held in other districts Wandlitzer.

Construction and ground monuments

The community with its districts has numerous construction and ground monuments exhibit (list of monuments in Wandlitz and List of archaeological monuments in Wandlitz ), these are the Brandenburg monument list included (as of 31 December 2008).

Economy and infrastructure

Commercial and businesses in the community

End 2008 2192 enterprises or self-employed tradesmen were logged in the large village Wandlitz, which compared to the year 2005, an increase of 244 businesses. Only four of the companies employed more than 50 employees. The self-employed represented 3.86 percent of the residents of the municipality. With 85 percent of the vast majority of companies were engaged in the service industry. The largest employer with 199 employees was the municipality itself Since the turn have settled in all the districts of the municipality or rather at the edge numerous grocery stores, because there was no uniform settlement concept. In July 2008, the City Council adopted a retail location and center concept with which new companies can be better controlled. Thereafter, particular attention to operations of medium-term needs such as clothing, entertainment industry, household electrical appliances and higher-priced sales equipment is to be placed.

Clubs and Associations

All districts of Wandlitz own clubs or associations, by the year 2007, there were 103 officially registered. The offers include, for example, sports, culture, children, youth and seniors working, fishing or sailing. Because the membership fees and smaller revenue at events can not ensure the preservation of these diverse club scene, the local government is planning a fixed funds in its budget. In 2007, this were a total of around 89,000 euros available, the division made ​​according to a key that is based on the population of the various hamlets. About Local clubs also will also receive a small amount of funding.

Target Recognized Resort

All districts of the municipality to report to the 2010s about rising tourism numbers. Are called annually 100,000 overnight stays a million day visitors and an associated value of nearly 13 million euros - which is an important economic factor. However, the development is now stagnating, so that the local government has appointed a project group that has worked together with a project development GmbH, a strategy paper. The 90seitige material includes 60 concrete individual measures, the main objective is officially recognized resort with a better uniform appearance to be.

Education

In sponsorship of the municipality there are three primary schools and one secondary school and a high school sponsored by the Barnim district. For the expansion of education infrastructure Wandlitz has invested a total of around 4.5 million euros in the period 2004 to 2008. A large part of this was invested in the construction of a new 1900 square meter multi -purpose sports hall ( 2.6 million and in February opened in 2007) and a new primary school building in the OT Wandlitz, the construction of a sports field in OT Basdorf, in the construction of a sports hall in OT Monastery field ( opened in January 2009 ) and the renovation of the local primary school.

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