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Geologic Formation Attractions In Sassnitz

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Sassnitz is a town on the Jasmund peninsula, Rügen Island, in the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The population as of 2012 was 9,498. It is a well-known seaside resort and port town, and is a gateway to the nearby Jasmund National Park with its unique chalk cliffs. Sassnitz is the home of Rügen's only zoo, the Sassnitz Wildlife Park. The decommissioned British submarine HMS Otus was purchased by a German entrepreneur and towed to Sassnitz to be a floating museum. The Sassnitz area is most popular for its famous chalk rocks , which inspired artists like Caspar David Friedrich.
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  • 1. Nationalpark Jasmund Konigsstuhl Sassnitz
    The Jasmund National Park is a nature reserve on the Jasmund peninsula, in the northeast of Rügen island in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is famous for containing the largest chalk cliffs in Germany, the Königsstuhl . These cliffs are up to 161 m above the Baltic Sea. The beech forests behind the cliffs are also part of the national park. Consisting of only 30 km2 , this is the smallest national park in Germany. The park was founded in 1990 by the last government of East Germany prior to the German reunification. On June 25, 2011 the beech forest in the park was added to UNESCO World Heritage Site as an extension of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany.
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