Putten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpʏtə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality and town in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Until 1356, when a dyke was built, the coastline changed frequently, overflowing agricultural land in the west of Putten.

After the Afsluitdijk was built in the north of the Netherlands, the Zuiderzee became a lake (1927–1933) and no longer posed a threat.

This made it easier for people from other towns to holiday in the boarding houses that Putten had built.

One of the biggest Nazi raids held in the Netherlands during World War II took place in Putten.

On 1 and 2 October 1944, the majority of the male population was deported from the town and most of them died in concentration camps such as Neuengamme and Birkenau.