Putlitz

Putlitz
Putlitz
Town
	Church
	Coat of arms
	Location of Putlitz within Prignitz district
	Putlitz Putlitz
	Coordinates: 53°15′N 12°03′E / 53.250°N 12.050°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Prignitz
Municipal assoc.	Putlitz-Berge
Subdivisions	13 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Udo Burzyk (Ind.)
Area
• Total	118.49 km2 (45.75 sq mi)
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,624
• Density	22/km2 (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 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]

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%