Barnim

Barnim is a district in Brandenburg, Germany.

 History 
The district was made in 1993 by joining the old districts of Bernau and Eberswalde.

The district is in the same place as the area of forest where noblemen started hunting in the 13th century, but is smaller than the old region.

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsThe coat of arms of the district is like the coat of arms of the former district Oberbarnim. The only difference is that the old one had a silver top half and a red bottom half, while the current one is split into four parts and in the right half exchanged red and silver. The eagle in the top half is the eagle of Brandenburg.

 Towns and municipalities 
Amt-free townsÄmter Bernau bei Berlin
 Eberswalde
 Werneuchen

Amt-free municipalities
 Ahrensfelde
 Panketal
 Schorfheide
 Wandlitz1. Biesenthal-Barnim
 Biesenthal1, 2
 Breydin
 Marienwerder
 Melchow
 Rüdnitz
 Sydower Fließ

2. Britz-Chorin
 Britz1
 Chorin
 Hohenfinow
 Niederfinow3. Joachimsthal (Schorfheide)
 Althüttendorf
 Friedrichswalde
 Joachimsthal1, 2
 Ziethen

4. Oderberg
 Hohensaaten
 Liepe
 Lunow-Stolzenhagen
 Oderberg1, 2
 Parsteinsee1seat of the Amt; 2town

Other websites
 Official website  (German)