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Sassnitz
Summary
Sassnitz (ˈzasnɪts, before 1993 in Saßnitz) is a town on the Jasmund peninsula, Rügen Island, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The population as of 2012 was 9,498.
Sassnitz is a well-known seaside resort and port town, and is a gateway to the nearby Jasmund National Park with its unique chalk cliffs. The decommissioned British submarine HMS Otus was purchased by a German entrepreneur and towed to Sassnitz to be a floating museum. The Sassnitz area is most popular for its famous chalk rocks (Kreidefelsen), which inspired artists like Caspar David Friedrich.
File:Sassnitz (2011-05-21).JPG|Sassnitz aerial view (2011), the famous chalk cliffs of the [[Jasmund National Park]] to the right. ''[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aerial_photographs_of_Sassnitz More aerial photos]''
File:Sassnitz Mukran (2011-05-21) 7.JPG|Sassnitz Mukran, the ferry port of Sassnitz
File:Sassnitz Kreidefelsen 2011.jpg|Chalk rocks in the front, spa town of Sassnitz in the back
File:Herthasee und Herthaburg auf Rügen.jpg|The small yet deep [[Herthasee (Rügen)|Herthasee]] in the [[Jasmund National Park|national park]] as part of Sassnitz, with the Slavic [[hill fort]] ''Herthaburg'' at its banks
The borough of Sassnitz lies in the northeastern part of the island of Rügen, covering the eastern part of the Jasmund peninsula as far as the sand bar of Schmale Heide to the south. The countryside there is renowned especially for its chalk cliffs. In addition, ice age depositions dominate the landscape. Its depressions have frequently been filled by small lakes. The most striking chalk cliff is the -high Königsstuhl. Large parts of the borough are covered by various types of trees with their typical habitats. One feature is the forest on the coastal slopes. Here there are rare trees like wild pear, wild apple, and yew. The town lies on the coastal slopes at the southern end of the Stubnitz, a -long and up to -wide beech forest. The remaining land areas consist of moors, beach, meadows, pastureland, and settlements.
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