Sassnitz

Sassnitz is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Germany, a seaside resort on Rügen that has been famous for centuries.

Places of Interest

Highlights include HMS Otus and Rathaus Sassnitz.

HMS Otus

Photo: Derzno, CC BY-SA 4.0.

HMS Otus was a Royal Navy Oberon-class submarine launched in 1962. She was decommissioned in the early 1990s and is now a museum ship in Germany.

Rathaus Sassnitz

Town hall

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Rathaus Sassnitz is a town hall.

Sassnitz station

Railway station

Photo: J.-H. Janßen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sassnitz is a railway station in the town of Sassnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The station lies on the Stralsund–Sassnitz railway and the train services are operated by Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sagard and Jasmund National Park.

Sagard

Photo: Code, CC BY 4.0.

Sagard is a town of 2,500 people on Rügen. 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.

Jasmund National Park

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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 Rügen chalk cliffs in Germany, the highest of which is Königsstuhl, rising to 118 m above the Baltic Sea.

Sassnitz

Type: Locality with 8,890 residents
Also known as: “13073080” and “Stadt Sassnitz”
Location: Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

54.5127° or 54° 30′ 46″ north

Longitude

13.62° or 13° 37′ 12″ east

Population

8,890

Elevation

47 metres (154 feet)

Open location code

9F6MGJ7C+32

GeoNames ID

6550734

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