Jagdschloss Gelbensande
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Location of Gelbensande within Rostock district
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| Coordinates: 54°11′N 12°18′E / 54.183°N 12.300°ECoordinates: 54°11′N 12°18′E / 54.183°N 12.300°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
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| • Mayor | Lutz Koppenhöle | |
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| • Total | 34.05 km2 (13.15 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 1,618 | |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 18182 | |
| Dialling codes | 038201 | |
| Vehicle registration | LRO | |
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Gelbensande is a municipality in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is located in the district, near , Ribnitz-Damgarten and Stralsund. Four other villages are part of Gelbensande.
Gelbensande is about 8 km (5.0 mi) from the Baltic Sea coast. It can be reached by car on B 105, as well as by train ().
Jagdschloss Gelbensande is a hunting lodge or manor that was erected between 1880 and 1885 as a summer residence for Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After 1887, it was used as a base for hunting in the surrounding forest, the . Because of the Grand Duke's marriage to one of the Russian Tsar's granddaughters, the Mecklenburg-Russian relationships can still be seen inside the castle today.
The Jagdschloss remained in the Grand Duke's use until 1944. It was subsequently used as an army hospital, a sanatorium for tuberculosis, a public library, a veteran's club and a sort of hostel for construction workers. Since the German reunification in 1989/1990, it is owned by the town of Gelbensande and open to the public as a museum.
Wilhelm von Preußen, German crown prince and son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, got engaged to Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in the Jagdschloss.
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