Rügen
Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen
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Königsstuhl

Königsstuhl is the best-known chalk cliff on the Stubbenkammer in on the Baltic Sea island of . It lies at 118 m above sea level.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: chalk cliff on the island of Rügen
  • Also known as: “King’s Chair”, “Koenigsstuhl”, and “Königstuhl”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest

Highlights include Königsstuhl National Park Centre and Opferstein.

Tourism office
Photo: Lapplaender, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The is the visitor centre for the on the German Baltic Sea island of . It was opened in 2004 and, with around 300,000 visitors per year, is one of the most popular national park centres in Germany.

Stone
Photo: Derzno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a stone.

Stone
Photo: Derzno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jasmund National Park and Lohme.

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a nature reserve on the peninsula, in the northeast of island in , . It is famous for containing the largest Rügen chalk cliffs in Germany, the highest of which is Königsstuhl, rising to 118 m above the Baltic Sea.

Village
Photo: Olaf2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district, in , . is situated 3½ km west of Königsstuhl.

Photo: Code, CC BY 4.0.
is a town of 2,500 people on . It's a place on your journey rather than a destination, or a base for exploring other parts of the island. It's old town is being regenerated, and its centre has cobblestone streets with a mix of renovated and new businesses and houses, and those in need of a little attention.

Königsstuhl

Latitude
54.57305° or 54° 34′ 23″ north
Longitude
13.66224° or 13° 39′ 44″ east
Elevation
118 metres (387 feet)
Open location code
9F6MHMF6+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 83735718
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
2885774
Wiki­data ID
Q315124
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Königsstuhl” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Königsstuhl”
  • Danish: “Königsstuhl (Rügen)”
  • Danish: “Königsstuhl”
  • Dutch: “Königsstuhl”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كونيجستوهل”
  • Esperanto: “Königsstuhl (Rügen)”
  • Esperanto: “Königsstuhl”
  • German: “Königsstuhl”
  • Indonesian: “Königsstuhl”
  • Italian: “Königsstuhl”
  • Ladin: “Königsstuhl”
  • Polish: “Königsstuhl”
  • Romanian: “Konigsstuhl”
  • Romanian: “Königsstuhl”
  • Swedish: “Königsstuhl, Rügen”
  • Swedish: “Königsstuhl”
  • “Königsstuhl”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Königsstuhl”. Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.