Putlitz

Putlitz
Town
Church
Coat of arms
Location of Putlitz within Prignitz district
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Coordinates: 53°15′N 12°03′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Prignitz
Municipal assoc.	Putlitz-Berge
Subdivisions	13 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Udo Burzyk[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	118.49 km^2 (45.75 sq mi)
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,624
• Density	22/km^2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16949
Dialling codes	033981
Vehicle registration	PR
Website	www.amtputlitz-berge.de

Putlitz (German: [ˈpʊtlɪts] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 15 km northwest of Pritzwalk, and 35 km northeast of Wittenberge.

History

From 1815 to 1945, Putlitz was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany.

Demography

Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)

Putlitz: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 4,628 —     1890 4,291 −0.50% 1910 4,292 +0.00% 1925 4,493 +0.31% 1933 4,611 +0.32% 1939 4,308 −1.13% 1946 6,520 +6.10% 1950 6,391 −0.50% 1964 4,832 −1.98% 1971 4,760 −0.21% 1981 3,929 −1.90% 1985 3,753 −1.14% 1989 3,733 −0.13% 1990 3,694 −1.04% 1991 3,599 −2.57% 1992 3,532 −1.86% 1993 3,481 −1.44% 1994 3,470 −0.32% 1995 3,422 −1.38% 1996 3,405 −0.50%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 3,332 −2.14% 1998 3,329 −0.09% 1999 3,329 +0.00% 2000 3,244 −2.55% 2001 3,209 −1.08% 2002 3,193 −0.50% 2003 3,147 −1.44% 2004 3,098 −1.56% 2005 3,068 −0.97% 2006 3,009 −1.92% 2007 2,973 −1.20% 2008 2,921 −1.75% 2009 2,850 −2.43% 2010 2,780 −2.46% 2011 2,761 −0.68% 2012 2,758 −0.11% 2013 2,730 −1.02% 2014 2,745 +0.55% 2015 2,737 −0.29% 2016 2,736 −0.04%

Gallery

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  Burghof manor
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  Burghof
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  Philippshof manor
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  Town hall square
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  Watermill
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  Church in Nettelbeck

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Putlitz is twinned with:

• Kaltenkirchen, Germany

References

1. Landkreis Prignitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
2. "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
3. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

Media related to Putlitz at Wikimedia Commons