Right next to the famous Königsstuhl chalk cliffs and the UNESCO World Heritage Old Beech Forests, the KÖNIGSSTUHL National Park Center offers a special nature experience for the whole family, whatever the weather. A world full of secrets is waiting to be discovered on 2,000 square meters of exhibition space and 28,000 square meters of outdoor area - multilingual and barrier-free.
The wide-ranging offer includes an adventure exhibition, world heritage cinema, Skywalk Königsstuhl, bistro, nature experience area, special exhibition, guided tours and much more.
Experience exhibition: Discover the nature of the Jasmund National Park on 2,000 square meters - the origins in the chalk sea, life underground and the life cycles of various national park inhabitants. You will be accompanied by an audio guide system and there are three themed tours to choose from. There is an extra trip with Mimi and Krax for children. Since 2023, in addition to the audio tour in German and English, there is also a choice of Dutch, Polish, Danish and Swedish for young and old. A themed tour in German sign language, easy language and a version for blind and visually impaired guests enables an accessible trip to the adventure exhibition.
World Heritage Cinema: Gain an impression of the phenomenon of the ancient beech forests in the Jasmund National Park. A 15-minute film on three screens, narrated by Dirk Steffens in a visually stunning and exciting way.
Skywalk Königsstuhl: Enjoy the unique view of the Baltic Sea from the new accessible Skywalk on Rügen's chalk coast. It is only a few steps from the entrance to the National Park Center to the platform.
Short guided tour: Hear interesting facts about the Jasmund National Park and the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Ancient Beech Forests of Germany". Fossils you can touch and answers to your questions about the national park are provided during the approx. 30-minute short tour by an expert guide.
Special exhibition: The special exhibition in the centre's chalk room changes every year to match the theme of the year. In 2024, everything revolves around Romanticism in the Stubbenkammer to mark the 250th birthday of Caspar David Friedrich. The "Habitat. Chalk" will take centre stage from February 2025 with nature photographs.
Hikes, vacation programs and more: Keep an eye on the calendar of events - during the vacation periods and on special public holidays, you can look forward to additional hikes, programs and events for young and old.
The KÖNIGSSTUHL National Park Center can only be reached on foot, by bike or by VVR public transport on lines 19 and 23. Access by car is not permitted for nature conservation reasons. Please use either the Hagen parking lot at the end of Sassnitz or the parking garage at Sassnitz town harbour:
Address for your navigation device:
Hagen parking lot
Stubbenkammerstr. 57
18551 Lohme OT Hagen
Parking lot at the national park
Stubbenkammerstr.
18546 Sassnitz
If you are in possession of a blue EU parking sticker, you can also drive to the town center. Two designated parking areas are available here.
Information on accessibility
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the "Accessibility tested - accessible for people with walking disabilities and partially accessible for people with hearing impairments" label. wheelchair users, people with hearing impairments, deaf people, people with visual impairments, blind people and people with cognitive impairments". Further details can be found under Travel for All.
- There are two marked parking spaces for people with disabilities (parking space size: 360 cm x 500 cm, distance: 40 m).
- The Königsstuhl bus stop is 20 m away.
- The path from the parking lot/bus stop to the entrance of the ticket office is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 2 % over a distance of 10 m.
- The ticket office is outside the National Park Center. The ticket counter is 106 cm high.
- The path from the ticket office to the National Park Center is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 8% over a distance of 10 m.
- The National Park Center is steplessly accessible.
- All rooms and facilities that can be used by guests are accessible without steps or via elevators.
- The elevator cabins are at least 108 cm x 138 cm in size. The elevator door is 90 cm wide. In the exhibition, exhibition supervisors help visitors to use the elevators as an alternative to the stairs.
- All doors/passages that can be used by guests and are raised are at least 90 cm wide.
- External paths are easy to walk and drive on. Seating is available.
- The circular route on the Skywalk is 185 m long, 200 cm wide and easy to walk and drive on.
- The exhibits/stations/objects and the information on the exhibits are mainly visible and legible when seated.
- There are no wheelchair-accessible tables in the bistro (maximum height 80 cm, wheelchair-accessible at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm).
Public WC for people with disabilities with changing room (floor -1, accessible via the exhibition with elevator)
- The movement areas are as follows:
- in front of the washbasin 176 cm x 131 cm; in front of the WC 182 cm x 176 cm;
- to the left of the WC 100 cm x 55 cm; to the right of the WC 45 cm x 55 cm.
- There are grab rails to the left and right of the WC. The left grab rail can be folded up.
- The washbasin can be driven under.
- The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
- An alarm trigger is available.
Public WC for people with disabilities (floor -1, accessible via elevator in the stairwell)
- The movement areas are as follows:
- in front of the washbasin 171 cm x 108 cm; in front of the WC 147 cm x 171 cm;
- to the left of the WC 56 cm x 56 cm; to the right of the WC 80 cm x 56 cm.
- There are grab rails to the left and right of the WC. The grab rail on the right can be folded up.
- The washbasin can be driven under.
- The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
- There is an alarm trigger.