Putbus

Putbus
Town
Theatre
Coat of arms
Location of Putbus within Vorpommern-Rügen district
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Coordinates: 54°21′16″N 13°28′30″E / 54.35450°N 13.47495°E / 54.35450; 13.47495
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Rügen
Government
• Mayor	Harald Burwitz
Area
• Total	66.60 km2 (25.71 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,531
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	18581
Dialling codes	038301
Vehicle registration	RÜG
Website	www.putbus.de

Putbus (German: [ˈpʊtbʊs] ^ⓘ) is a town on the southeastern coast of the island of Rügen, in the county of Vorpommern-Rügen in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, close to the Baltic Sea. The town has 4,741 inhabitants^[2] and is a significant tourist destination with numerous seaside resorts. It is the oldest resort on the island and has been formally recognised by the state as a resort town since 1997.

Putbus was founded in 1810 by Prince Wilhelm Malte zu Putbus as his town of residence and had it built in the Classicist style, so that the town formed a harmonious union with the park and palace (Schloss). Malte also introduced sea bathing to Germany at Lauterbach which is about 2 km from Putbus. The nickname of the place as the "White Town" (Weiße Stadt) comes from its white-painted houses, but it is also referred to as Rosenstadt ("Rose Town") due to the many rose bushes in front of individual buildings. The name Putbus is derived from the Slavic epod boz and means "behind the elder bush".