# Stechlin

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{{Infobox German location
|name              = Stechlin
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|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&ndash;29
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'''Stechlin''' is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Germany) in the [Oberhavel](/source/Oberhavel) district, in [Brandenburg](/source/Brandenburg), [Germany](/source/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](/source/Lake_Stechlin) (Stechlinsee) which is a protected area.

== Districts of Stechlin==
* [Dagow](/source/Dagow)
* [Dollgow](/source/Dollgow)
* [Güldenhof](/source/G%C3%BCldenhof_(Stechlin))
* [Menz](/source/Menz_(Stechlin))
* [Neuglobsow](/source/Neuglobsow)
* [Neuroofen](/source/Neuroofen)
* [Schulzenhof](/source/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](/source/Neuroofen)

<gallery>
File:Menz_church.jpg|Church in Menz
File:Neuglobsow_church.jpg|Church in Neuglobsow
File:Roofensee_Menz.jpg|[Lake Roofen](/source/Roofensee) in Menz
File:Schulzenhof_Strittmatter_Grab.jpg|[Erwin Strittmatter's](/source/Erwin_Strittmatter) grave in Schulzenhof
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [Roofensee](/source/Roofensee)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Cities and towns in Oberhavel (district)}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Localities in Oberhavel
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