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
Rostock Heath. 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. == References ==