Wandlitzer See

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The Wandlitzer See ( colloquially Wandlitzsee ) is realized within the Weichsel ice age waters north of Berlin, at the southern and eastern shore, the place Wandlitz has developed. He belongs to Wandlitzer scenic Lake District.

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Located 48.6 meters above sea level Wandlitzer Lake is the largest lake in area of the lake area. Its area is 2.15 km ², the lowest point is given as 24 meters.

The located in the south of the lake peninsula is the first populated area, it led to the development of today's village Wandlitz. Only the historic village of Wandlitz and the district Wandlitzsee are right on the water, thus no continuous shore development took place. Over long distances, the natural flora and fauna has received, so that even water lilies, pond weeds, frogs, swans are native here.

The well-known as a noble fish for whitefish made ​​lake with anglers known at an early stage. Because science can not explain the presence of these fish, there is the legend "How the whitefish in the lake for a came " in which once again the devil plays an important role. A be imputed the 2000 in the beach restaurant well illustrates this story that can be read in abbreviated form on a the floor in front inset bronze plate.

History

Ownership until 1945

The lake was sold in 1830 in the possession of the Prussian nobles to private buyers. This took advantage of its abundance of fish and the reeds of the lake, otherwise a long time could be free of charge fished and fished. From fishing are also numerous families in the village malnourished. In addition, any kind of sports such as swimming, diving, rowing or sailing was possible. With the growth of excursion traffic from the city of Berlin perverted even motorized tour boats on the lake, as a historical picture postcards from 1910 proves. On the northeastern shore of the lake created by the construction boom in 1900 onset of the new district Wandlitzsee. A seafront promenade invited Berlin to relax, a seaside resort was opened in 1923. At this time Wandlitz was a spa town.

Immediately in the area of the old village built on the banks of the lake, a small non-farmed swimming area, around which the club Illvera founded for care in 1929.

Wandlitzer lake in people's property until 2003

After the Second World War, the Seebesitzer were expropriated, and the waters came into the possession of the Berlin forests, where it remained until its sale in 2003. When founding of the GDR, the lake was so public property.

The turn brought the Wandlitzer See a great upheaval: the old lido with the connected former beach casino was totally rebuilt for 2.5 million euros - among other things received the bathhouse in 1998/99 a new bridge and a modern diving tower - and the beach casino was leased. Under the old name beach restaurant it now expects as ever trippers.

Privatization of the lake and its consequences

The Unification Treaty provided for a transfer of ownership to the federal government for state-owned lakes. And he has been engaged for the privatization of including around 300 lakes in Brandenburg.

So led the federally owned Bodenverwertungs - and - administrative GmbH by ( BVVG ) Germany -wide sales calls and a minimum bid has been set ( 420,000 euros ). The real estate company Teutonia with the Düsseldorf lawyer Werner Becker acquired the Wandlitzer lake then in 2003. Wandlitz The municipality (then only the current district Wandlitz ) had indeed granted a right of first refusal, but the equity and private donations did not provide the required minimum amount. Because the more public use of the lake have been written by the beach, by free riverside paths and non-motorized water sports in the sales contract, also supported the country is not the purchasing efforts of the community. Becker promised the other uses in compliance with the Brandenburg Water Act.

" Interventions in the current use of the lake are not intended. "

However, the new owners came to a profitable business, after they had established specifically the Wandlitzsee - Aktiengesellschaft: Every owner of a bath or boat ridge on the lake should buy stocks or an annual rent paid (eg the web of the bathhouse, a year lease demanded 10,000 euros, for a normal bridge up to 30 m in length should be up to 100 so-called preference shares are acquired at each 75 € ). In 2004, there were about 120 bar owner on Wandlitzer lake. Six property owners took advantage of this offer. For the lands of the Bathhouse it came to a lawsuit in 2005 to a comparison against one-time payment of 50,000 euros and a compensation for use twice the 10,000 Euro continuous use in the land register was fixed. According to residents of a payment to the owner is also due upon withdrawal of water from the lake. The Hauswasserwerke formerly often used, which pumped water from the lake and filtered so are uneconomic and have closed. In addition, the Wandlitzsee AG lays claim to an approximately 30 meter wide riparian strips, resulting from the decline in water level of the lake. As a basis for sales were the surveys from the early 20th century. Expanded the privatization of Wandlitzer lake in a five-part continuation of the time - line from June 2011 is presented.