Wandlitz suits couples and small families who want a canal-side village among the forests north of Berlin. The homes are in Zerpenschleuse, a canal village within the Wandlitz municipality, not by the Wandlitzer See. Most have a fireplace and a garden, but few list wifi, so check each listing.
The municipality of Wandlitz was formed from nine villages, and these homes are in Zerpenschleuse, about 38 km north of central Berlin, with around 900 residents. The village takes its name from an old lock on the Finow Canal, and 1684 counts as its documented founding date. The old canal section known as the Langer Trödel runs from here to Liebenwalde, while the Oder-Havel Canal, built between 1907 and 1914, cuts through the village from east to west. Larger forests lie to the north and south, on the northern edge of the Barnim Nature Park. The village church of 1844 to 1845 holds a modern copy of an altarpiece from the school of Rubens.
Village of the municipality built around the Wandlitzer See, with a lido opened in 1923 beside the listed Wandlitzsee station.
Museum in Wandlitz village that grew from the old agricultural museum, with some 3,000 exhibits and the Barnim nature centre.
Reached along the Langer Trödel, the former stretch of the Finow Canal that runs from Zerpenschleuse to Liebenwalde.
Berlin Brandenburg is the city's sole international airport. Zerpenschleuse lies about 38 km north of central Berlin, and while Wandlitz village has a rail link to the capital, the homes are in a different village of the municipality, so come by car.
No. They are in Zerpenschleuse, a canal village that joined the Wandlitz municipality in 2003. The Wandlitzer See and its lido are in Wandlitz village itself, so you will drive there for a swim.
From Wandlitz village, yes: the Heidekrautbahn, opened in 1901, links Wandlitz with Berlin. From Zerpenschleuse, where these homes are, it is easier to drive the 38 km or so to central Berlin.
Only a minority list it, so check each listing if you need to work. Most have a fireplace and a garden instead, and they typically sleep up to four in two bedrooms.
It is a former section of the Finow Canal, running from Zerpenschleuse to Liebenwalde. The bigger Oder-Havel Canal, built between 1907 and 1914, crosses Zerpenschleuse from east to west.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed November 2026.
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