Bogensee, Lake in Wandlitz, Brandenburg, Germany.
Bogensee is a natural lake on the Barnim Plateau in Brandenburg. The water is surrounded by forest and has an undeveloped shoreline that keeps its original character intact.
After 1945 the area came under Soviet Military Administration control and was transformed into an educational center. Architectural complexes were built there in the early 1950s following socialist design principles.
The Soviet Military Administration controlled the area after 1945, leading to its transformation into an educational center for the Free German Youth organization.
The lake has no developed paths or beaches along its shores and is difficult to reach. Visitors should come prepared for natural terrain and wear appropriate footwear.
The lake belongs to the state of Berlin, not to the municipality of Wandlitz where it lies. Its buildings, the Waldhof estate built for Joseph Goebbels and later used by the FDJ youth organisation, are listed as monuments. The water is fed by spring meadows on its western shore and reaches a maximum depth of three metres.
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