Stiftung Louisenlund
Private day and boarding school in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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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]
| Stiftung Louisenlund | |
|---|---|
Louisenlund manor | |
| Location | |
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Güby , Schleswig-Holstein Germany 54°29′35″N 9°41′06″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 |
History
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]
