Putlitz

Coordinates: 53°15′N 12°03′E / 53.250°N 12.050°E / 53.250; 12.050
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Putlitz
Church
Church
Coat of arms of Putlitz
Location of Putlitz within Prignitz district
LenzerwischeLenzen (Elbe)LanzCumlosenGroß PankowPritzwalkGumtowPlattenburgLegde/QuitzöbelRühstädtBad WilsnackBreeseWeisenWittenbergePerlebergKarstädtGülitz-ReetzPirowBergePutlitzKümmernitztalGerdshagenHalenbeck-RohlsdorfMeyenburgMarienfließTriglitzOstprignitz-RuppinPutlitzMecklenburg-VorpommernSaxony-AnhaltSaxony-Anhalt
Putlitz is located in Germany
Putlitz
Putlitz
Putlitz is located in Brandenburg
Putlitz
Putlitz
Coordinates: 53°15′N 12°03′E / 53.250°N 12.050°E / 53.250; 12.050
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictPrignitz
Municipal assoc.Putlitz-Berge
Subdivisions13 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Udo Burzyk[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total118.49 km2 (45.75 sq mi)
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,633
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16949
Dialling codes033981
Vehicle registrationPR
Websitewww.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[edit]

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[edit]

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]
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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[edit]

International relations[edit]

Putlitz is twinned with:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Landkreis Prignitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links[edit]

Media related to Putlitz at Wikimedia Commons