Joachimsthal, Brandenburg

Joachimsthal
Location of Joachimsthal within Barnim district
Joachimsthal
Joachimsthal
Coordinates: 52°58′N 13°45′E / 52.967°N 13.750°E / 52.967; 13.750
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictBarnim
Municipal assoc.Joachimsthal (Schorfheide)
Government
  Mayor (202429) René Knaak-Reichstein (CDU)
Area
  Total
120.18 km2 (46.40 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
3,385
  Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16247
Dialling codes033361
Vehicle registrationBAR
Websitewww.joachimsthal.de

Joachimsthal is a small town in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated within the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve on the isthmus between the lakes Grimnitzsee in the north and Werbellinsee in the south, about 17 km (11 mi) northwest of the district's capital Eberswalde and 55 km (34 mi) northeast of the Berlin city centre. The municipality is the administrative seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Amt Joachimsthal.