Jasmund National Park

Jasmund National Park is a compact national park on the Jasmund peninsula of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, established to protect ancient beech woodland and dramatic white chalk cliffs. Its most famous feature is the cliff group centered on the Königsstuhl viewpoint.

The park’s signature chalk cliffs rise sharply above the Baltic Sea, with the principal viewing point Königsstuhl reaching about 118 metres above the water and accessed by a network of marked trails. Inland areas preserve fragments of old-growth beech forest that form part of Europe’s transnational beech forest World Heritage.

Jasmund was designated a national park to protect its unique combination of coastal cliffs and beech forest and has been a protected landscape in various forms since late 20th century conservation measures. The conspicuous white cliffs have been a regional landmark for centuries and were popularised in art and literature.

The park occupies the northeastern part of Rügen island on the Baltic Sea coast, north of the town of Sassnitz, and is reached by road and short local approaches from Rügen’s main towns and ferry connections.

• Visitor centre and best light: The park's chalk cliffs are most dramatic in clear weather and at low sun angles; a visitor centre near the park entrance at Sassnitz provides orientation and trail information.

What to See #

• Königsstuhl (King's Chair): Königsstuhl is the best-known cliff viewpoint, a chalk promontory rising to about 118 metres above the Baltic Sea and accessed via the park's main trails and a dedicated viewing platform.
• Ancient beech woodland: Ancient beech forest zones form the inland core of the park and are part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage listing for Europe's primeval beech forests.