- Gelbensande
Infobox German Location
name = Gelbensande
image_coa = Wappen_Gelbensande.svg
image_plan = Gelbensande in DBR.png
plantext =
state = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
district = Bad Doberan
population = 1794
population_as_of = 2006-06-30
area = 34.05
elevation = 8
lat_deg = 54 | lat_min = 11 | lat_hem = N
lon_deg = 12 | lon_min = 18 | lon_hem = E
postal_code = 18182
area_code = 038201
licence = DBR
mayor = Lutz Koppenhöle
website = [http://www.amt-rostocker-heide.de www.amt-rostocker-heide.de]Gelbensande is a municipality in the German state of
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern . It is located in the District of Bad Doberan, nearRostock ,Ribnitz-Damgarten andStralsund . Four other villages are part of Gelbensande.Gelbensande is about 8km (5 miles) from the
Baltic Sea coast. It can be reached by car on B 105 as well as bytrain (Rostock-Stralsund).Hunting Castle
The Jagdschloss Gelbensande (Gelbensande Hunting Castle) was erected between
1880 and1885 as a summer residence forGrand Duke Friedrich Franz III ofMecklenburg-Schwerin . After1887 , it was used as a base for hunting in the surrounding forest, theRostocker Heide . Because of the duke's marriage to one of theRussian Tsar 's granddaughters, the Mecklenburg-Russian relationships can still be seen inside the castle today. The Jagdschloss remained in the Grand Duke's use until1944 . It was subsequently used as an army hospital, a sanatorium fortuberculosis , public library, veteran's club and a sort of hostel for construction workers. Since theGerman reunification in 1989/1990, it is owned by the town of Gelbensande and open to the public as a museum.Wilhelm von Preußen, son of
Kaiser Willhelm II of Germany got enganged toDuchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in the Jagdschloss.External links
* [http://www.amt-rostocker-heide.de/index.phtml?view-309&SpecialTop=304 official page (German)]
* [http://www.jsgelbensande.de Jagschloss Gelbensande (German)]
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