Sassnitz

Sassnitz
Hotels at Sassnitz beach promenade (seen from the pier)
Sassnitz
Location of the town of Sassnitz within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Coordinates	54°30′59″N 13°38′28″E / 54.51639°N 13.64111°E / 54.51639; 13.64111Coordinates: 54°30′59″N 13°38′28″E / 54.51639°N 13.64111°E / 54.51639; 13.64111
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Rügen
Mayor	Dieter Holtz
Basic statistics
Area	46.45 km2 (17.93 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m  (98 ft)
Population	10,366 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	223 /km2 (578 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	RÜG
Postal code	18546
Area codes	[phone]
Website	www.sassnitz.de

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 as of 2007 was 10,747.

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.

Ports

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

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Sassnitz is twinned with the following towns:

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

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung der Kreise und Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 31 December 2010. http://service.mvnet.de/statmv/daten_stam_berichte/e-bibointerth01/bevoelkerung--haushalte--familien--flaeche/a-i__/a123__/2010/daten/a123-2010-22.pdf. 

External links

Media related to Sassnitz at Wikimedia Commons

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