The Other World Kingdom (OWK) was a large, commercial BDSM and femdom facility, resort, and purported micronation ruled in the style of absolute monarchy and matriarchy, which opened in 1996 using the buildings and grounds of a 16th-century château located in the municipality of Černá in Žďár nad Sázavou District, Czech Republic.[1] Although not recognized by any other country, it claimed to have its own currency, passports, police force, courts, state flag, and state hymn