Sassnitz

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Sassnitz
Sassnitz
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Rügen
Mayor	Dieter Holtz
Basic statistics
Area	46.45 km2 (17.93 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m  (98 ft)
Population	10,747  (31 December 2006)
- Density	231 /km2 (599 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	RÜG
Postal code	18546
Area codes	+49(0)38392
Website	www.sassnitz.de
Location of the town of Sassnitz within Rügen district
Coordinates: 54°30′59″N 13°38′28″E / 54.51639°N 13.64111°E / 54.51639; 13.64111

Sassnitz (German pronunciation: [ˈzasnɪts]) (before 1993 in German: Saßnitz) is a town on the Jasmund peninsula, Rügen Island, in the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The population in 12/31/2006 was 10,747.

town hall

hotels at the beach promenade

historic market place in the old town

port of Sassnitz

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.

[edit] Ports

• Ferry port New Mukran (Ferry lines to Trelleborg (Sweden), Klaipeda (Lithuania), Baltijsk (Russia), Rønne (Denmark) )
• Fishing port
• Marina

[edit] Twin towns

Sassnitz is twinned with the following towns:

• Cuxhaven, Germany
• Trelleborg, Sweden
• Kingisepp, Russia
• Huai'an, China

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sassnitz

• Official website of Sassnitz (in German)
• HMS Otus submarine museum (in German and English)
• Sassnitz (in German and English)

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