Sassnitz

Sassnitz
Town
Hotels at Sassnitz beach promenade (seen from the pier)
Coat of arms
Location of Sassnitz within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Sassnitz Show map of Germany Sassnitz Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 54°30′59″N 13°38′28″E / 54.51639°N 13.64111°E / 54.51639; 13.64111
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Rügen
Government
• Mayor	Leon Kräusche
Area
• Total	46.45 km2 (17.93 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,169
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	18546
Dialling codes	+49(0)38392
Vehicle registration	RÜG
Website	www.sassnitz.de

Sassnitz (German pronunciation: [ˈzasnɪts], before 1993 in German: 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.