Chorin

Chorin
Municipality
Brick Gothic Chorin Abbey
Location of Chorin within Barnim district
Location of Chorin
Chorin Show map of Germany Chorin Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°54′N 13°52′E / 52.900°N 13.867°E / 52.900; 13.867
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Barnim
Municipal assoc.	Britz-Chorin-Oderberg
Subdivisions	7 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Martin Horst1 (CDU)
Area
• Total	122.06 km2 (47.13 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)2
• Total	2,208
• Density	18.09/km2 (46.85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16230
Dialling codes	033366
Vehicle registration	BAR
Website	www.britz-chorin.de

Chorin (German pronunciation: [koˈʁiːn] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Barnim in Brandenburg, Germany. It is most famous for its cloister and for being situated within the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve. It is famous for its medieval Brick Gothic Chorin Abbey and the Choriner Musiksommer music festival held there.

From 1815 to 1947, Chorin was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.