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Waldsiedlung

Waldsiedlung was the secure housing zone for the leaders of the German Democratic Republic in , from 1960 to 1989. Waldsiedlung housed the most senior party members of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany in relative luxury near , 30 kilometres north of East Berlin, with surrounding areas off-limits to all ordinary citizens.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: former residence of the leadership of East Germany
  • Also known as: “Waldsiedlung Bernau” and “Waldsiedlung Wandlitz”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Regenbogensee and Wandlitz station.

Fishing area
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is a fishing area.

Railway station
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is a railway station.

Museum
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The , owned by the municipality , was created in September 2013 by combining the Agrarmuseum Wandlitz and the visitor center of the Barnim Nature Park. is situated 3½ km northwest of Waldsiedlung.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ützdorf and Wandlitz.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Waldsiedlung.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of , in , . It is situated 25 km north of , and 15 km east of . The municipality was established in 2004 by merger of the nine villages , Klosterfelde, Lanke, Prenden, Schönerlinde, Schönwalde, Stolzenhagen, and . is situated 4 km northwest of Waldsiedlung.

Village
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is a village to the north of , in the German federal state of . Until 2003, when it merged into , it was an autonomous municipality. is situated 4½ km southwest of Waldsiedlung.

Waldsiedlung

Latitude
52.73099° or 52° 43′ 52″ north
Longitude
13.49405° or 13° 29′ 39″ east
Elevation
78 metres (256 feet)
Open location code
9F4MPFJV+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1833165874
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
11608695
Wiki­data ID
Q314576
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Waldsiedlung” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فالدزيدلونغ”
  • Chinese: “森林官邸”
  • Dutch: “Waldsiedlung Bernau”
  • Dutch: “Waldsiedlung Wandlitz”
  • Dutch: “Waldsiedlung”
  • Estonian: “Waldsiedlung”
  • Finnish: “Waldsiedlung”
  • French: “Waldsiedlung”
  • German: “Waldsiedlung (Bernau bei Berlin)”
  • German: “Waldsiedlung Bernau”
  • German: “Waldsiedlung Wandlitz”
  • German: “Waldsiedlung”
  • Irish: “Waldsiedlung”
  • Italian: “Waldsiedlung”
  • Japanese: “ヴァルトジードルング (ベルナウ・バイ・ベルリン)”
  • Japanese: “ヴァルトジードルンク”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Waldsiedlung”
  • Norwegian: “Waldsiedlung”
  • Polish: “Waldsiedlung Wandlitz”
  • Polish: “Waldsiedlung”
  • Spanish: “Waldsiedlung”
  • Swedish: “Volvograd”
  • Swedish: “Waldsiedlung”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Waldsiedlung”. Photo: Mazbln, CC BY-SA 3.0.