Gelbensande
Gelbensande is a municipality in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is located in the Rostock district, near Rostock, Ribnitz-Damgarten and Stralsund. Four other villages are part of Gelbensande.
Gelbensande | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gelbensande within Rostock district  | |
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| Coordinates: 54°11′N 12°18′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Rostock |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lutz Koppenhöle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.05 km2 (13.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,798 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18182 |
| Dialling codes | 038201 |
| Vehicle registration | LRO |
| Website | www.amt-rostocker-heide.de |
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 (Stralsund–Rostock railway).
Hunting lodge
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
- "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.
External links
Media related to Gelbensande at Wikimedia Commons- official page (German)
