the visitor center
the viewpoint at the top of the Königsstuhl
a sideview on the neighboring cliff
it's a short walk to the actual cliff
It stands 118 meters tall at the shore of eastern Rugen.
Weather permitting the observatory on its top provides a nice view over the Baltic Sea.
Closeby is another large
cliff called the Victoria-Sicht, in honor of a visit in 1865 of
Victoria, then crownprincess and later the mother of
Wilhelm
II, the last German Emperor.
The origins of the name Königsstuhl are lost in the mist of time, but legend has it that
in the old times a newly elected king would climb the cliff and sit on a chair on its top.
Nowadays a bus will bring
you from the Hagen parkinglot to the visitor center, from where it is a short walk to the cliff.
Unfortunately the chair is missing.....
Chalk
is a brittle material and the cliffs are prone to erosion, sometimes large chunks fall of the cliffs.
We stood on top of the Königsstuhl
in September 2015.
the Königsstuhl and the Victoria Sicht
at the Hagen parking lot we take the shuttlebus
the Victoria Sicht
