Putlitz
Stadt
Coordinates53°15′N 12°03′E
StateBrandenburg
DistrictPrignitz
AmtPutlitz-Berge
Elevation57
Area119.68
Postal code16949
Area code033981
LicencePR
Gemeindeschlüssel12 0 70 325
Divisions13 Ortsteile
Websitewww.amtputlitz-berge.de
MayorUdo Burzyk[1]
Leader term2024–29
Partyindependent

Putlitz (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. It is located on the Stepenitz River.

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

Putlitz: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[2]
YearPop.±%
18754,628—
18904,291−7.3%
19104,292+0.0%
19254,493+4.7%
19334,611+2.6%
19394,308−6.6%
19466,520+51.3%
19506,391−2.0%
19644,832−24.4%
19714,760−1.5%
19813,929−17.5%
19853,753−4.5%
19893,733−0.5%
19903,694−1.0%
19913,599−2.6%
19923,532−1.9%
19933,481−1.4%
19943,470−0.3%
19953,422−1.4%
19963,405−0.5%
19973,332−2.1%
19983,329−0.1%
19993,329+0.0%
20003,244−2.6%
20013,209−1.1%
20023,193−0.5%
20033,147−1.4%
20043,098−1.6%
20053,068−1.0%
20063,009−1.9%
20072,973−1.2%
20082,921−1.7%
20092,850−2.4%
20102,780−2.5%
20112,761−0.7%
20122,758−0.1%
20132,730−1.0%
20142,745+0.5%
20152,737−0.3%
20162,736−0.0%

International relations

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

Putlitz is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Prignitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons