Louisenlund Foundation

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Louisenlund Foundation
Louisenlund Castle is the main building of the education campus on the Schlei
Louisenlund Castle is the main building of the education campus on the Schlei
type of school High School , IB World School , Elementary School
founding 1949
address

Louisenlund 9

place Güby
country Schleswig-Holstein
Country Germany
Coordinates 54 ° 29 '35 "  N , 9 ° 41' 6"  E Coordinates: 54 ° 29 '35 "  N , 9 ° 41' 6"  E
carrier Louisenlund Foundation
student 440
Teachers 70
management Peter Rösner
Website www.louisenlund.de

The Louisenlund Foundation is the sponsor of the state-recognized high school with boarding school Louisenlund in Schleswig-Holstein . Louisenlund is located behind the associated forest on the large width of the Baltic arm Schlei between Schleswig and Eckernförde in the municipality of Güby . The foundation with the school emerged from a former noble estate , the center of which is Louisenlund Castle .

The school was founded in 1949 by Friedrich zu Schleswig-Holstein . The educationalist Kurt Hahn advised and supported the founding family during the founding phase.

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Louisenlund Castle was built from 1772 to 1776 by Hermann von Motz on Gut Tegelhave (Ziegelhof), which had been in the possession of the von Sehestedt family since 1530. In 1563 Duke Adolf von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf bought the estate.

The early classical building was once the summer residence of the Gottorf governor of the Kingdom of Denmark , Landgrave Karl von Hessen-Kassel , and his wife Louise. As the daughter of the Danish King Frederick V, she was the sister of the heir to the throne Christian VII , into whose possession the estate had passed. The brick building with a slate roof was named after her. The park was laid out by Johann Caspar Bechstedt.

In 1790, the active Freemason Karl von Hessen-Kassel built a "Freemason Tower" in the park of the manor house, in which meetings were held and alchemical experiments, among others by Saint Germain , were carried out.

Later the castle passed to the current owners, the family of the ducal line Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg . After 1850 the building was rebuilt several times. During the Second World War , the Kriegsmarine confiscated Louisenlund. Towards the end of the war, refugees were also housed there. In May 1945 British troops occupied the site and used it until 1947; Norwegian units followed. In 1949, Friedrich Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein made the mansion available to the Louisenlund Foundation as a state school and boarding school for sailing. That the municipality Winnemark belonging Good Carl Burg took from 1951 to 1988 the students of 5th to 8th grade on.

The palace and courtyard area is open to the public. There is a hiking and cycling path across the site. Guided tours of the historical site are possible by appointment.

school

View from the park side

The Louisenlund Foundation is a state-recognized boarding and all-day high school and an IB World School in independent sponsorship. Since the summer of 2015, the Louisenlund Foundation has also had a private half-day elementary school , which is affiliated as a gGmbH. The students can choose between the German Abitur and the International Baccalaureate Diploma .

Louisenlund consists of two complexes: the courtyard and the castle area. The courtyard area is about 800 m from the castle area. With a capacity of around 380 places (around 310 in the castle area, around 70 in the courtyard), the school is one of the most famous boarding schools in Germany. The number of students has increased significantly in recent years. At the end of 2013, the number of students was just under 300. In the meantime, 440 students are attending the education campus on the Schlei (as of 09/2018).

The students in grades 5 to 9 live on the farm. They are taught in classes with a maximum of 18 children. In the field of natural sciences, the subject “NaWi” was introduced here. Here, the subjects of biology, chemistry and physics are brought together and brought to the students in various projects . Since 2014 the school has had its own ocean-going motor sailer, which is used in particular for learning through research and discovery. Musical and athletic skills are also encouraged. An example of this is the sailing lessons in the fifth and sixth grade on the nearby Schlei. The farm has had its own sports hall since 2005. The living and working areas in the courtyard are in the dairy, the avenue and willow house, the cow house and the barn. The twin rooms, in which the students mostly live, are spartan, the laundry has to be washed by yourself. 

Pupils from grades 9 to 12 live in the castle area. The castle, the cavalier and bell house, the forester's house, the maple, birch, guild and ash house as well as the nursery are used as residential buildings (in whole or in part).

In 2006 the gym, originally built in 1966, was expanded into a sports and cultural center. In addition, the boarding school has tennis courts, a golf course, a fire station and a sailing harbor. Louisenlund is part of the Round Square Network, an international association of schools. These schools undertake joint projects and maintain their student exchanges across all continents.

Louisenlund is also a base for the Güby volunteer fire department and the Technical Relief Organization (THW).

Former

Families of the ancient Schleswig-Holstein nobility such as the Rantzaus are connected to the school and foundation . The painter Ingeborg zu Schleswig-Holstein attended the school and is chairwoman of the foundation board. She is the daughter of the foundation's founder. The graduates include a. Philipp Herzog von Württemberg, European representative of the auction house Sotheby’s , as well as Donatus Prinz von Hessen, owner of Gut Panker . The school was also attended by Enno Freiherr von Ruffin, the former husband of the singer Vicky Leandros and owner of Gut Basthorst , the entrepreneur Albert Darboven , the shipowner Nikolaus W. Schües (* 1936), the Hamburg banker Max M. Warburg (* 1948), Dirk Lindenau , owner of the Kiel shipyard in Lindenau , the biologist Kai Frölich and the actors Oliver Mommsen , Hans Hass junior and Lilli Schweiger .

literature

  • Henning v. Rumohr: Castles and mansions in the Duchy of Schleswig , newly edited. by Cai Asmus v. Rumohr, 1987, Verlag Weidlich Würzburg, 3rd edition, ISBN 3-8035-1302-2 , p. 174.
  • Louisenlund. Streiflicher and pictures from five decades , Landerziehungsheim Stiftung Louisenlund, Güby 1999.
  • Alf Hermann: Secret Louisenlund. Insights into Europe's most important Freemason Park . Kiel 2010, ISBN 978-3-86935-026-4 .
  • Alf Hermann: A walk through the Louisenlund park. In the footsteps of Carl von Hesse . Kiel / Hamburg 2002, ISBN 978-3529054303 .
  • Franz Wegener: The Masonic Garden. The Secret Gardens of the 18th Century Masons . Gladbeck 2008, ISBN 978-3-931300-22-7 .
  • Deert Lafrenz: manors and manors in Schleswig-Holstein . Published by the State Office for Monument Preservation Schleswig-Holstein, 2015, Michael Imhof Verlag Petersberg, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-3-86568-971-9 , p. 348

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Horst Wilhelm: The origin and development of the Masonic lodges in Schleswig-Holstein . Pp. 138–139 (digitized version )
  2. ↑ Martin U. Müller : Classic goal: Elite. In: Der Spiegel . March 12, 2012, accessed August 13, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Nataly Bombeck: Art from Louisenlund boarding school - for students in Afghanistan In: Hamburger Abendblatt from January 28, 2005
  4. ↑ Constant rejuvenation is a privilege In: Kieler Nachrichten online
  5. ↑ Prince of Hesse ( Memento from January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 271 kB)
  6. ↑ https://www.arche-warder.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Froelich_CV_2014.pdf
  7. ↑ July Paulat: The slightly different teaching In: Lübecker Nachrichten of 23 September 2009, p. 5