Putbus
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Location of the town of Putbus within Vorpommern-Rügen district
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| Coordinates | 54°20′N 13°29′E / 54.33333°N 13.48333°ECoordinates: 54°20′N 13°29′E / 54.33333°N 13.48333°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Rügen |
| Mayor | Harald Burwitz |
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| Area | 66.60 km2 (25.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (164 ft) |
| Population | 4,624 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 69 /km2 (180 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | RÜG |
| Postal code | 18581 |
| Area code | 038301 |
| Website | www.putbus.de |
Putbus is a small town on the southeastern part of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Germany. The town has 4,741 inhabitants[2] and is a significant tourist destination with numerous seaside resorts.
Putbus was founded by Count and Lord, later Prince and Lord Wilhelm-Malte zu Putbus as his town of residence. Wilhelm-Malte also introduced sea bathing to Germany at Lauterbach which is about 2 km from Putbus. The former Schloss was destroyed by the East German régime after World War II but its orangery and stables survive in the very beautiful park. The town is also notable for the small theatre and the Crown Prince's residence (now a tourist office and museum). The town is connected to the rest of Rügen by the narrow gauge steam railway known as Rasender Roland and by good roads and cycle tracks.
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Horse-chestnut avenue in the city park of Putbus
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Classicist market at the Circus of Putbus
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Former Putbus Castle
[edit] References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 31.12.2010" (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 6 July 2011. http://service.mvnet.de/statmv/daten_stam_berichte/e-bibointerth01/bevoelkerung--haushalte--familien--flaeche/a-i__/a123__/2010/daten/a123-2010-22.pdf.
- ^ "Startseite / Stadtportrait / Fakten und Zahlen". Stadt Putbus. http://www.putbus.de/03329e99b509ebb01/03329e99b509f0c07/index.html. Retrieved 2008-10-07. (German)
[edit] External links
Media related to Putbus at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) Putbus Official Website
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