Sassnitz Travel Guide
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Sassnitz Overview
Sassnitz is a town on the Jasmund peninsula, Rügen (Rügen vacation rentals | Rügen travel guide) Island, in the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The population at the end of 2006 was 10,747.
It is a well-known resort town, and is a gateway to the nearby Jasmund National Park. Sassnitz is home of Rügen's only zoo. The decommissioned British submarine HMS Otus was purchased by a German entrepreneur and towed to Sassnitz to be a floating museum. Sassnitz area is most popular for its famous chalk rocks which inspired artists as Caspar David Friedrich.
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Things to See in Sassnitz
The base for the National Park Jasmund, Germany's smallest national park. The Königstuhl is the main tourist attraction of the park. At 118 m, it is the highest chalk cliffs of the park.
Jasmund Sassnitz zoo
Museum Gummanz chalk, chalk only museum in Europe, is located near Sassnitz near Sagard
Harbor City Area: The station has glass through the development of the new ferry Sassnitz
Cultural groups include the de Jasmunder Plattdänzer, a folk dance group of girls and boys (aged 6 to 18 years), the Youth Brass Band of the City of Sassnitz, Sassnitz the People's Chorus of 1964 and the Sassnitz Carnival Club from 1975.
Sassnitz Außenmole has the longest in Europe, with a length of 1450 m.
The present Town Hall was approved by the Berlin (Berlin vacation rentals | Berlin travel guide) architect Gustav Bähr designed Warmbad a to the citizens of the united community Sassnitz opened in 1910. At the main entrance, still remembers a picturesque glass painting at the earlier function of a bathhouse.
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Travel Insider Tips for Sassnitz
I love Sassnitz on the Island Rügen, also Lohme, Binz, Baabe, and Göhren on Rügen and Hiddensee next to it in the Baltic Sea. It' s wonderful. And for shopping and some culture you can take a trip to Berlin. It is not too far away from the Baltic Sea.
Shared by Linda Bay, Jul 2010
Sassnitz
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Related Sites
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- Homepage of Sassnitz: Sassnitz (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Sassnitz
- Jasmund National Park
- Wikipedia - Sassnitz
- Sassnitz Zoo
- HMS Otus Museum
- National Center Königsstuhl
- Lighthouse
- Schloss Dwasieden
- Sassnitz Carnival Club
- Sassnitz (official home page)
More about the History of Sassnitz
In 1906, it the agricultural/fishing village Crampas and the fishing village of Sassnitz merged. The desire of many urban citizens for recreation at the lake resulted in a rapid and strong stimulation of the coasts of the Baltic and North Sea, as well as on Rügen (Rügen vacation rentals | Rügen travel guide) in the late 19th Century. The beach promenade was constructed in the beginning of the 19th Century. The typical resort architecture with guesthouses and hotels suited the appearance of the place at this time. After the ferry and steamship lines Post Sassnitz, homes were also built around the area. In July 2007, a 274 meter long suspension bridge was opened to pedestrians, joining the city center,train station, Rügen Gallery, Kurhotel, and the main port.
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