The Luisenburg was a small palace that existed from 1728 to 1945 near Blankenburg (Harz) in central Germany. It was built in 1728 on the Calviusberg hilltop above Blankenburg Castle as a

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for Duchess Christine Louise of Brunswick, and was named after her.''Die Ruine der Luisenburg''
at www.harzlife.de. Accessed on 16 Jun 2011. The Luisenburg was a single-storey timber-framed building with an octagonal hall surrounded by eight small rooms. In 1945 it was demolished due to its advanced state of dilapidation. Today there are some remains of the exterior walls and its staircase. A refuge hut, that also serves as checkpoint no. 77 on the hiking trail network of the ''

Harzer Wandernadel The Harzer Wandernadel is a system of hiking awards in the Harz mountains in central Germany. The hiker (or mountain biker) can earn awards at different levels of challenge by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and stamping his or ...

'', stands on the site of the Luisenburg. From the Calviusberg there is a good view of the northern

Harz Foreland The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German ...

including the settlements of Cattenstedt and Timmenrode. A refuge hut, which also houses checkpoint no. 77 in the

hiking network, stands on the site of the Luisenburg.

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