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°ECoordinates: 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 (2021-12-31)
• Total	2,633
• Density	22/km2 (58/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] (listen)) 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.

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%