Stechlin is a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

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.

• Dagow
• Dollgow
• Güldenhof
• Menz
• Neuglobsow
• Neuroofen
• Schulzenhof

Stechlin: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 1,389 —     1890 1,299 −0.45% 1910 1,163 −0.55% 1925 1,174 +0.06% 1933 1,240 +0.69% 1939 1,266 +0.35% 1946 1,803 +5.18% 1950 1,948 +1.95% 1964 1,561 −1.57% 1971 1,534 −0.25% 1981 1,468 −0.44% 1985 1,468 +0.00% 1989 1,476 +0.14% 1990 1,466 −0.68% 1991 1,461 −0.34%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 1,461 +0.00% 1993 1,441 −1.37% 1994 1,428 −0.90% 1995 1,402 −1.82% 1996 1,398 −0.29% 1997 1,380 −1.29% 1998 1,370 −0.72% 1999 1,373 +0.22% 2000 1,367 −0.44% 2001 1,355 −0.88% 2002 1,349 −0.44% 2003 1,357 +0.59% 2004 1,327 −2.21% 2005 1,304 −1.73% 2006 1,296 −0.61%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 1,271 −1.93% 2008 1,276 +0.39% 2009 1,266 −0.78% 2010 1,239 −2.13% 2011 1,213 −2.10% 2012 1,202 −0.91% 2013 1,183 −1.58% 2014 1,203 +1.69% 2015 1,187 −1.33% 2016 1,213 +2.19% 2017 1,214 +0.08% 2018 1,201 −1.07% 2019 1,192 −0.75% 2020 1,185 −0.59%

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

• 
  Church in Menz
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  Church in Neuglobsow
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  Lake Roofen in Menz
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  Erwin Strittmatter's grave in Schulzenhof

• Roofensee