Jagdschloss Gelbensande, Grand ducal hunting lodge in Gelbensande, Germany

Jagdschloss Gelbensande is a red-brick villa in English country style, built 1885–1887 by architect Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel. Its upper storeys are half-timbered, with a steep gable and small turret on the left and a wide gable on the right. An arcade of arched openings at the base leads to a balustraded terrace. Inside, eleven restored rooms with four fireplace halls and the grand duke's bathroom are open to visitors.

Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III commissioned architect Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel in 1884 to build the lodge; the foundation stone was laid on 1 May 1885 in the presence of Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich Romanov, and the inauguration took place on 25 August 1887. After 1945 it served as a tuberculosis sanatorium and hospital until 1979, then as workers' housing from 1980 to 1985. In 2008 the municipality sold it to a private construction company.

The name Gelbensande refers to the sandy forest soil of the Rostock Heath. Grand Duke Michael Nikolayevich Romanov, who co-financed the building, and his sons came every year to hunt here. On 4 September 1904 the engagement of Princess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin to Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia was announced in the nearby tea house; that same day a forest fire broke out, and Wilhelm, Crown Prince Christian of Denmark and Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV joined the firefighting.

The museum is located along the B105 between Rostock and Stralsund and can be visited with a guided tour through the furnished rooms. Visitors should check beforehand if tours are available, as visits typically happen in groups.

The 1904 engagement of Princess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin to Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia was announced at the nearby tea house. On that same day a forest fire broke out near Gelbensande; Wilhelm, Danish Crown Prince Christian and Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV joined the firefighting. In September 1932 the grand duke donated an Opel fire engine with a motor pump to the Gelbensande fire brigade.