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Møns Klint
Dramatic white chalk cliffs rising 128 metres above the Baltic Sea, a haven for fossil hunting and home to one of Northern Europe's darkest night skies.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · Europe
Zingst sits on the route: 15 minutes from Ostseebad Prerow, 60km from Møns Klint.
Zingst is a town located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. With a population of 3,198, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Zingst sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Zingst to your route.
Zingst (German pronunciation: [ˈtsɪŋst]; Polabian Sgoni) is the easternmost portion of the three-part Fischland-Darß-Zingst Peninsula, located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, between the cities of Rostock and Stralsund on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea.
The area is part of the Pomeranian coast. The ZingstRead more
Peninsula forms an eastward-running spit, nearly 20 km (12 mi) in length, and has a width of just 2 to 4 km (1.2 to 2.5 mi).
Zingst separates the Baltic Sea from the lagoon of Barther Bodden, which is part of the Darss-Zingst Bodden Chain, a large estuary. The shallow waters of the inlet are a major stopover for the migratory European crane. In spring and autumn, up to 3,000 birds gather here on their migration route to and from Spain. Most of the estuary and the eastern end of the peninsula are part of the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park.
Until the early 1870s, Zingst was an island, separated from Darß by the Prerowstrom, a narrow inlet. A storm tide in 1874 closed the inlet, which had connected the bodden with the Baltic Sea. A road now connects Zingst and Darß, running along a 100 m (330 ft)-wide isthmus.
The soils of Zingst consist almost entirely of sand. The sand is white in colour, which makes it popular with sunbathers and tourists. Dunes border the Baltic Sea and enclose low ground about half a metre below sea level. The low-lying land results in boggy conditions in the interior of the peninsula, and these bogs offer habitat to a wide variety of wildlife. The ruins of a Slavic fort, the 'Hertesburg,' are on the Zingst peninsula near Zingst municipality.
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Zingst is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 54.4357 latitude, 12.6888 longitude.
Zingst has a population of approximately 3,198 people, making it a town in Germany.
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Dramatic white chalk cliffs rising 128 metres above the Baltic Sea, a haven for fossil hunting and home to one of Northern Europe's darkest night skies.
60 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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