{{Infobox German location |name = Stechlin |type = |image_photo = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_coa = |coordinates = {{coord|53|06|N|13|02|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Stechlin in OHV.png |state = Brandenburg |district = Oberhavel |Amt = Gransee und Gemeinden |elevation = 83 |area = 83.95 |postal_code = 16775 |area_code = 033082 |licence = OHV |Gemeindeschlüssel = 12 0 65 310 |divisions = 3 districts |website = [https://www.stechlin.de/ www.stechlin.de] |mayor = Mario Ledderhose<ref>[https://wahlen.brandenburg.de/wahlen/de/kommunalwahlen/ergebnisse/buergermeisterwahlen/ergebnisse/~12065000 Landkreis Oberhavel Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters]. Retrieved 3 July 2024.</ref> |leader_term = 2024–29 }} '''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 == thumb|200px|left|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)
{{historical populations |align=none | cols=3 | percentages=pagr |title = Stechlin: Population development <br>within the current boundaries (2020)<ref>Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Population_projection_Brandenburg Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons]</ref> | 1875 | 1389 | 1890 | 1299 | 1910 | 1163 | 1925 | 1174 | 1933 | 1240 | 1939 | 1266 | 1946 | 1803 | 1950 | 1948 | 1964 | 1561 | 1971 | 1534 | 1981 | 1468 | 1985 | 1468 | 1989 | 1476 | 1990 | 1466 | 1991 | 1461 | 1992 | 1461 | 1993 | 1441 | 1994 | 1428 | 1995 | 1402 | 1996 | 1398 | 1997 | 1380 | 1998 | 1370 | 1999 | 1373 | 2000 | 1367 | 2001 | 1355 | 2002 | 1349 | 2003 | 1357 | 2004 | 1327 | 2005 | 1304 | 2006 | 1296 | 2007 | 1271 | 2008 | 1276 | 2009 | 1266 | 2010 | 1239 | 2011 | 1213 | 2012 | 1202 | 2013 | 1183 | 2014 | 1203 | 2015 | 1187 | 2016 | 1213 | 2017 | 1214 | 2018 | 1201 | 2019 | 1192 | 2020 | 1185 }}
== 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
<gallery> File:Menz_church.jpg|Church in Menz File:Neuglobsow_church.jpg|Church in Neuglobsow File:Roofensee_Menz.jpg|Lake Roofen in Menz File:Schulzenhof_Strittmatter_Grab.jpg|Erwin Strittmatter's grave in Schulzenhof </gallery>
== See also == * Roofensee
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Cities and towns in Oberhavel (district)}}
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