EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

142 NOMINATION DOSSIER "ANCIENT BEECH FORESTS OF GERMANY"
Königsstuhl National Park Centre
Visitors are presented the Jasmund
National Park in the Königsstuhl National
Park Centre on an exhibition area of
2,000 sqm and 28,000 sqm of open air
area. Based on an entertaining multimedia
exhibition, visitors are given an understanding
and graphic explanation of the
multifaceted habitats, with the beech
forests and the cliff line taking centre
stage. Visitors with a desire to experience
the national park's beauty during all
seasons or from a bird's eye perspective
Jasmund component part
Th e Jasmund National Park, being the
smallest German national park (3,003 ha)
is frequented by 1.0 – 1.5 million visitors
annually (especially in May – September).
Th is stream of visitors is routed in an ecologically
sound manner based on a welldefi
ned visitor management concept. Th e
entire passenger car traffi c is absorbed
outside of the national park in two major
parking areas located on the edge of the
towns of Sassnitz and Hagen. Th e corresponding
signage in the parking areas
provides visitors with information on objectives,
conduct, and tourist sights in the
are off ered an interesting multivision
cinema programme. Furthermore, the
national park centre organises target groupspecifi
c guided tours into the national
park for interested visitors. Beside
environmental education, the national
park centre is also committed to the
sector of environmental pedagogy.
Specifi c off erings cater to children and
school classes. While the national park
centre hosts meetings and off ers room
for playing and recreational activities in
any weather, it is also a capable sponsor of
the catering business in the national park.
Th e Königsstuhl National Park Centre
has a dedicated bus parking area that
can be directly approached motor coaches.
Moreover, a periodic shuttle bus connection
has been established between
the large parking area of Hagen and the
Königsstuhl National Park Centre.
Königsstuhl National Park Centre’s
legal form is a gGmbH (Nationalpark-
Zentrum Königsstuhl Sassnitz gGmbH).
Shareholders are the WWF Germany
with 70% and the municipality of Sassnitz
with 30%.
national park. Designated and signposted
hiking, bicycling, bridle, and coach trails lead
into the national park right from the parking
areas and towns outside the national park.
Major tourist attractions in the national
park include three viewing platforms on the
rim of the cliff . National park visitors can
make use of a path network including 40 km
of hiking trails, 23 km of cycle tracks, 14 km
of bridle paths and 5 km of coach trails.
Th e nominated component part features
as little as 7 km of hiking trails. Th e component
part is crossed by the Hoch ufer weg,
which is one of the main hiking trails of the