Königsstuhl National Park Centre

National Park Centre Koenigsstuhl

54.5613.653888888889Koordinaten: 54 ° 33 ' 36 "N, 13 ° 39' 14" E

The National Park Centre King chair is the visitors center of the Jasmund National Park on the island of Rügen. It was opened in 2004. Its mission is to provide information about the National Park and to make the uniqueness and beauty of nature for visitors to experience, without harming the ecology of the national parks much.

The center offers an interactive exhibition, a multi-vision cinema and more offers and events in the outside area. It is named after the nearby chalk cliffs king chair. Operators of the Center gGmbH is the National Park Centre King Sassnitz, whose shareholders are the environmental foundation WWF Germany and the city of Sassnitz.

In the period from its opening in March 2004 to February 2013 saw 2.5 million visitors the exhibition.

• 4.1 Disabled-friendly
• 4.2 Dogs
• 4.3 Zero - emission concept

History and Development of the Centre

Due to the fascination with the impressive chalk cliffs already existed in the 19th century need for some amenities at this outstanding place. In 1835 we therefore headed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel built a wooden inn in the Swiss style. After this building several times burned down and was rebuilt, it was decided in 1893 to build a hotel made ​​of stone. This preserved building has been transformed for the exhibition of the National Park Centre. In 1900, it served as an inn and as a post office. During the Second World War to 1943, it served as a military hospital. Later, it occupied the Red Army. The GDR border troops ( Border Brigade coast) used this building as a barracks later. Several other bunkers and a watchtower was built on the site.

1990 the GDR Council of Ministers decided to declare this area as a national park. Until 1999 the area lay fallow and the building fell rapidly. In 2000, the watchtower and the barracks were demolished ( except for one ). Since not another inn for tourists to be erected, founded, WWF Germany, Mecklenburg -Vorpommern and the town of Sassnitz Sassnitz Stubnitzhaus gGmbH. A project was launched to build a nature information center. In March 2004, the present National Park Centre Koenigsstuhl was opened.

Objective

The National Park Authority Vorpommern is responsible for the Jasmund National Park. The employees of the National Park Office to act to protect the natural region. They take care of visitor facilities (paths, stairs, etc. ) and their traffic safety, and to environmental education projects.

The National Park Centre King chair to the contrary, make the uniqueness and beauty of nature for visitors experienced directly and tell you interesting things about the National Park.

Here a compromise is entered into with the National Park idea. For nature should be able to develop without human intervention according to their own laws, interventions and influences should be minimized. Using the National Park Centre visitors can, however, be possible to actively experience nature and to enjoy quiet relaxation without that nature takes damage.

The center pursues a unified concept of environmental protection. Environmental protection should not only be part of the hiring of all staff, but all areas of the center include such as the construction materials used, the operation of the restaurant and the paper used in the office or for print media.

Offers for visitors

Viewing platform Koenigsstuhl

Within the precincts of the National Park Centre is the king chair, one of the most impressive cliffs in Rügen's chalk cliffs. There is an observation deck, which is accessible via a few steps. Under this platform is a Grade II listed megalithic grave.

Interactive exhibition

The 2,000 m² exhibition under the theme of time travel - starting in prehistoric times - such as aquariums and exhibits an iceberg glacier. The exhibition will be conducted using an interactive headphone system. For adults, there are three time travel to choose from. For children there is a separate trip: Mimi, the mouse Krax, the raven accompany the little ones with funny stories and child-friendly explanations through the interactive exhibition. Visit, for example, the badger in its construction and feel to mice under the earth.

Multivision Cinema

On four screens, a 180 ° projection gives an impression of the beauty of the Jasmund National Park. Change Large format photos with moving images accompanied by atmospheric music. The performers - children of the island of Rügen - take the visitor by the hand and guide them through this magical world. The "flight" over the Jasmund National Park in the multi-vision cinema takes 15 minutes. The helical cinema room has about 70 spectators. The core idea of this film is to inspire visitors on an emotional level by the beauty of Jasmund and an eye for the details of the national park idea and to raise awareness.

Outdoor area

In the outdoor area of 28,000 square meters, more attractions for children and adults, such as climbing trees, a playhouse, giant swing, the outdoor theater with the National Park Theatre (performances in July and August), an exhibition of the painting " Chalk Cliffs on Rügen" of Caspar David Friedrich and the UNESCO world Heritage window.

Hiking

Hiking and biking trails allow visiting the national parks in their own responsibility. Also the National Park Centre offers free and guided walks and short tours. In addition to the standard walks there Walks, which are based also on the seasons.

Special

Disabled-friendly

The National Park Centre is wheelchair accessible. By elevators also get disabled and wheelchair users in all the exhibition rooms. The floor coverings are slip resistant. All Items in outdoor areas are accessible for wheelchair users, with the exception of the king chair. Directly under the steps to the viewing platform, there is a passage grave from the Bronze Age, so that structural changes are not possible at this point because of monument protection.

The shuttle bus from the parking Hagen is a low-floor and therefore suitable for wheelchair users. For blind visitors, there is the folder " Jasmund National Park, chalk sea cliff " in Braille.

Canine

Dogs are allowed in the national park as well as on the grounds of the center, if they are kept on a leash. The center building may also be accessed with dogs, but the experience of the exhibition and the multi-vision cinema for dogs are prohibited, as these rooms were designed close to nature. Assistance dogs are exempt from this requirement.

Zero - emissions concept

The National Park Centre King chair was designed as a zero - carbon houses.

The power supply to the house is via a photovoltaic system. Since the focus is on one of the sunniest places in Germany, the plant can produce up to 18 KW. To use the geothermal energy for power generation for heating, air conditioning and hot water, a geothermal system was installed in the open area of the National Park Centre. New technologies, sustainable management of drinking water is ensured. The drainage concept is determined by a strict separation of the waste water generated on the degree of pollution. Effluents are derived using gravity- fed to a fat separator and fed to the pre-treatment wetland. The thus purified water meets its limits in the EU Bathing Water Directive. The purified water is used exclusively for a secondary use for toilet flushing.

Arrival / routes in the National Park

Until the large car park Hagen you can drive up by car to about three kilometers to the king chair. From there by bus. Alternatively, the royal chair in approx 45 minutes on a well -maintained hiking trail on foot. In order to reduce the volume of traffic in the National Park, it is recommended to upgrade already outside the boundaries of the national park on buses. The buses RPNV Gmbh go directly to the National Park Centre and also offer combination tickets.

The main public road in the national park runs from Sassnitz Hagen and Nipmerow to Lohme and cuts the National Park in north-south direction. This road has a branch in the tree house Hagen to Stubbenkammer and thus to the National Park Centre. This branch, however, is locked from 8:00 clock to 20:00 clock for general vehicular traffic. The passage is then permitted only for cyclists, coaches, buses, vehicles for the disabled, supply and disposal vehicles and vehicles of national park management.

Within the national park and outside the marked areas there is a fundamental parking and stop prohibition. Additional parking spaces are located in Sassnitz on the Wedding and the entrance to the National Park next to the Stubbenkammerstraße.

The national park is a general way commandment is for. Visitors hike, especially in the Stubbenkammer, the forest hall and on the high banks. There are well-marked trails with a total length of 43 kilometers. In the development of the natural to the foot of the main idea of the national park applies. This states that as large and contiguous quiet zones are created and maintained. To get to the beach, there are four downs from the cliff path. The wooden stairs are located on the shore between Lohme Hanke and the king chair, king chair on towards Victoria view on the shore of Kiel and the stallion. Two other descents outside the national park are located at the National Park boundary to Sassnitz on Wedding, another in Lohme. Open only to those descents.