Jaruplund Højskole

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Jaruplund Højskole [1] is the only Danish folk high school ("folkehøjskole") in Southern Schleswig, Germany, not far from Flensburg. While obviously there are a great many Danish speaking folk high schools north of the border, in Denmark, this is the only one south of the border, in Germany. It was built in 1949-1950 with the help of the school’s founder, who donated the land, Meta Røh, and with public co-operation and goodwill, in the Danish folk high school tradition.

The school was originally housed in buildings formerly used for refugees after World War II, and the establishment has a deep interest in promoting greater understanding and brotherhood across the national boundaries of Europe, and its programmes strongly reflect this.

Today the former refugee barracks have been replaced by modern buildings and the Jaruplund Højskole is now a modern folk high school with all facilities, including an in-house cinema, computer lab, sauna, silver workshop and 37 single and double ensuite bedrooms.

The vision of the founders is still alive and Jaruplund Højskole continues to be a meeting point of Danish, German and European culture.