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Königsstuhl chalk cliffs, Rügen

Germany Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Saßnitz

Königsstuhl chalk cliffs, Rügen
Photo: H.Helmlechner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Brilliant white chalk cliffs rising 118 m above the Baltic Sea, edged with ancient beech forest, in Jasmund National Park on the island of Rügen. Caspar David Friedrich painted them. The Königsstuhl Nature Heritage Centre has exhibitions and a floating skywalk viewing platform over the cliff.


A beautiful coastal path through the beech forest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, runs along the cliffs between Sassnitz and the Königsstuhl (about 10 km). Rügen, Germany's largest island, also has long sandy beaches and old seaside resorts such as Binz.

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