Putbus

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Location of the town of Putbus within Rügen district
Putbus
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Rügen
Mayor	Harald Burwitz
Basic statistics
Area	66.60 km² (25.7 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (164 ft)
Population	4,768 (31/12/2006)
- Density	72 /km² (185 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	RÜG
Postal code	18581
Area code	038301
Website	www.putbus.de
Coordinates: 54°20′00″N 13°29′00″E / 54.333333, 13.483333

Putbus is a small town on the southeastern part of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Germany. The town has only 4,836 inhabitants but is a significant tourist destination with numerous seaside resorts.

[edit] About

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.