Jasmund National Park

Jasmund National Park includes the ridge of the Stubnitz north of the city of Sassnitz. The ridge is covered with primeval beech forest and the cliffs (2200 ha), also a 500-meter spanning water corridor towards the Baltic Sea (603 ha) and 200 ha in the West, with the former Quoltitz chalk quarries, meadows, moors and dry grasslands. ==Chalk cliffs==

The cliffs of Jasmund National Park belong to the Rügen Chalk unit. The chalk cliffs face constant erosion. With every storm, parts of the cliffs fall, including rocks and fossils of sponges, oysters and sea urchins. The most majestic part of the cliffs is the Königsstuhl (English: king's chair) which stands at . One of the most scenic and best known of the chalk outcrops, the Wissower Klinken, collapsed into the Baltic Sea on 24 February 2005, in a landslide caused by spring-thaw weather conditions. ==Flora and fauna==

Because of the special geological characteristics of Jasmund National Park, it is home to many rare plants and animals. In the woods of the Stubnitz, behind the cliffs, there are numerous water-filled dells and hollows, most of which came into existence as ice-age dead-ice holes. A wide range of plants is found in this area, for example, black alder, European crab apple, wild service tree, yew and orchids (such as Cypripedium calceolus). A variety of birds lives in the park, including white-tailed eagles, common kingfishers, house martins and peregrine falcons. == Management ==

Since its creation in 1934, Jasmund National Park has attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. One of the main tasks of the National Park Authority is to ensure that the diverse habitats of the park remain largely undisturbed, whilst still allowing visitors an insight into the nature of the region. In March 2004, the visitor centre, the Königsstuhl National Park Centre, was opened. ==Gallery==

Image:Koenigsstuhl_Ruegen.jpg|The Königsstuhl (King's Chair) File:20221124 BeechForestJasmundNationalPark.jpg|A Sentinel-2 satellite image of the park Image:Rügen_Kreidefelsen_Königsstuhl_2011.jpg|View of Königsstuhl from the south Image:Kreidefelsen, Stubbenkammer (2011-05-21) 7.JPG|Victoria-Sicht (Victoria's View) and Königsstuhl from above Image:Königsstuhl und Viktoria-Sicht.jpg|Victoria-Sicht and Königsstuhl from the Baltic Sea Image:Kreidefelsen Rügen.jpg|View down the white cliffs Image:Kreidefelsen_Ruegen.jpg|The chalk cliffs Image:Stubbenkammer.jpg|Stubbenkammer Image:Wissower Klinken April 2004.jpg|Wissower Klinken (April 2004) Image:Wissower Klinken August 2005.jpg|Wissower Klinken (August 2005) Image:Victoria-Sicht 3.jpg|Victoria-Sicht (Victoria's View) Image:Jasmund1.jpg|Black alder swamp Image:Zeeegel3.jpg|Unfossilised sea urchin == References ==