Stiftung Louisenlund
| Stiftung Louisenlund | |
|---|---|
 Louisenlund manor | |
| Location | |
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Güby , Schleswig-Holstein Germany 54°29′35″N 9°41′06″E / 54.49306°N 9.68500°E | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private day and boarding school |
| Established | 1 March 1949 |
Head teacher | Peter Rösner |
| Staff | c. 220 |
| Enrollment | c. 540 |
Campus size | 246 hectares (37 buildings) |
| Affiliations | IB World School, Round Square |
| Website | louisenlund |
Stiftung Louisenlund is a private school for boys and girls in Güby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. In addition to the German Abitur, the school offers the International Baccalaureate Middle Years and Diploma Programmes.[1]
History
[edit]The school's main building is in Louisenlund Palace, which was built by Hermann von Motz between 1772 and 1776 for Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel as a gift for his wife, Princess Louise of Denmark, the daughter of King Frederick V of Denmark.[2][3] In 1790, Charles, an active Freemason, had a "Freemasons' Tower" built in the palace grounds, where meetings were held and alchemical experiments were said to have been conducted by, among others, the Count of Saint Germain.[4][5]
Louisenlund later became part of the property owned by the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, who remodeled the castle to its present state. An English traveler, Horace Marryat, wrote in 1860, "Louisenlund is a charming residence in summer time, with its dark beech woods, in spring a carpet of lilies, herb-paris, hepaticas; and the bright blue waters of its deep fiordes, waters which could reveal sad tales".[6]
Advised by Kurt Hahn, in 1949 Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein decided to build a boarding school on the grounds and established the Louisenlund Foundation. A foundation set up to administer the Stiftung Louisenlund, a member of the Round Square Conference of Schools.[7][8] The present chairwoman is Wilhelm Friedrich's granddaughter, Ingeborg, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 1956). In 2024, the Foundation helped establish a sister school in Rwanda, the Ntare Louisenlund School, at the invitation of the Rwandan government.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kurzprofil". Stiftung Louisenlund. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
- ↑ Bricka, Carl Frederik. Dansk Biografisk Lexicon (in Danish). Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag (F. Hegel & Søn). Retrieved November 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Hans Majestæt Kong Christian den Niendes Forældre" (PDF). Illlustreret Tidende (in Danish). 59 (16). April 21, 1918. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
- ↑ Hermann, Alf (2010). Geheimes Louisenlund: Einblicke in Europas bedeutendsten Freimaurerpark. Kiel: Ludwig. ISBN 978-3-86935-026-4.
- ↑ Wegener, Franz (2008). Der Freimaurergarten: Die geheimen Gärten der Freimaurer des 18. Jahrhunderts. Gladbeck: Arkana. ISBN 978-3-931300-22-7.
- ↑ Marryat, Horace (1860). Denmark: Description and travel. London: Murray. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ↑ "History of Louisenlund". Güby, Germany: Stiftung Louisenlund. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ↑ Westgaard, Erik (2001). Tankefulde haver, en vandring i tre havers frimureriske symbolverden, Erik Westengaard (in Danish). Copenhagen: Christian Ejlers. pp. 118 pages: ill. in color. ISBN 8772419903.
- ↑ "Louisenlund betreibt Internat in Ruanda". Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
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