List of castles in Norway

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There are many castles and palaces in Norway. The Norwegian word slott means castle, palass means palace, and fort or festning means fortress. To see list of fortresses in Norway, see List of Norwegian fortresses. In Norway, there tend to be many more manor houses compared to castles.[citation needed]

Akershus Castle by night
Royal Palace, Oslo

Medieval castles and ruins

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These are castle ruins from the medieval Kingdom of Norway.

Name Place State Ref.
Akershus Castle Oslo Castle and fortress
Audunborg Ålhus village Ruin
Avaldsnes Kongsgård Karmøy island Ruin
Bergenhus City of Bergen Castle and fortress
Broberg Castle Lysekil Municipality (now in Sweden) Ruin
Båhus Konghelle village (now in Sweden) Castle and fortress and partly ruin
Dyngehus Town of Uddevalla (now in Sweden) Ruin
Hamarhus Town of Hamar Castle and fortress and partly ruin
Isegran Town of Fredrikstad Built in to a fortress
Konghelle Kastell Konghelle village (now in Sweden) Ruin
Mjøskastellet Ringsaker Municipality Ruin
Olsborg Tanum Municipality (now in Sweden) Ruin
Oslo kongsgård Kastell Oslo Ruin
Oslo Old Bishop's Palace Oslo Ruin

Peel Castle Peel, Isle of Man Castle and partly ruin
Ragnhildsholmen Hisingen island Ruin
Stavanger Bishop's Palace Stavanger Ruin
Steinvikholm Castle Stjørdal Municipality Castle and fortress and partly ruin
Sverresborg City of Bergen Build in to a fortress
Sverresborg City of Trondheim Ruin
Tunsberghus City of Tønsberg Ruin
Trondheim Archbishop's Palace City of Trondheim Palace
Valdisholmborg Indre Østfold Municipality Ruin
Valkaberg Oslo
Vardøhus Town of Vardø Build in to a fortress

Castles

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Name Place State Architect Built by Ref.
Austrått Ørland Municipality Ove Bjelke
Egeberg Castle Oslo Municipality Halfdan Berle Westye Egeberg
Fresjeborgen Larvik Municipality Destroyed Iver Jenssøn
Fritzøehus Larvik Municipality Jacob Wilhelm Nordan Michael Treschow
Gamlehaugen Bergen Municipality Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland Christian Michelsen
Oscarshall palace Oslo Municipality Johan Henrik Nebelong Oscar I
Barony Rosendal Kvinnherad Municipality Ludvig Rosenkrantz
Royal Palace Oslo Municipality Hans Ditlev Franciscus von Linstow Charles III John

Manors and Mansions

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These are manor houses (Norwegian: Herregård or Setegård) and mansions (Norwegian: Lystgård)

Name Place Architect First owner Ref.
Alby Moss Municipality
Alvøen Mansion Bergen Municipality Fasmer
Ask estate Ringerike Municipality Johan Georg Boll Gram Johan Georg Boll Gram
Atlungstad Mansion Stange Municipality Herman Major Backer Carl Gustav Wedel Jarlsberg
Austad Manor Drammen Municipality Peder Juel von Cappelen
Berby Manor Halden Municipality Ole Bjørnstad
Boen Mansion Kristiansand Municipality Daniel Isaachsen
Bogstad Manor Oslo Municipality Morten Leuch
Borgestad Manor Skien Municipality Johan von Arnold
Borregaard Manor Sarpsborg Municipality Jens Werenskiold
Buskerud Manor Modum Municipality
Bygdøy Royal Estate Oslo Municipality Oscar II
Bærums Verk Bærum Municipality Johan Henrik Nebelong Baron Harald Wedel Jarlsberg
Christinegård Bergen Municipality Modesta Hansdatter Formann
Damsgård Manor Bergen Joachim Christian Geelmuyden Gyldenkrantz
Dønnes Manor Dønna Municipality Isach Jørgen Coldevin
Eidsfos Manor Eidsfoss village
Eidsvoll Verk Eidsvoll Municipality Carl Frederik Ferdinand Stanley Carsten Tank Anker
Elingård Manor Fredrikstad Municipality Jens Bjelke
Falkensten Manor Horten Municipality Anders Pedersen Styhr
Fjøsanger Mansion Bergen Municipality Danckert Krohn
Folkenborg Town of Mysen Folkenborg Museum
Fornebu Oslo Municipality
Fossesholm Øvre Eiker Municipality
Fossum Manor Skien Municipality Christian Collett Severin Løvenskiold
Fossum Manor Modum Municipality Det Kongelige Modumske Blaafarveværk
Frekhaug Manor Alver Municipality Cort Abrahamsen Holtermann
Frogner Manor Oslo Municipality
Frogner Manor Skien Municipality Christopher Hansen Blom
Frønningen Lærdal Municipality Bjarnhard Rumohr
Gimle Kristiansand Municipality Bernt Holm
Gjemsø Abbey Skien Municipality
Gjøvik gård Gjøvik Municipality
Grefsheim Manor Ringsaker Municipality
Grimsrød Moss Municipality
Gulskogen Drammen Municipality
Gaarder Elverum Municipality
Hafslund Manor Sarpsborg Municipality Peter Elieson
Halsnøy Abbey Kvinnherad Municipality
Herregården Manor Larvik Municipality Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve
Holden Manor Village of Ulefoss
Holleby Manor Sarpsborg Municipality
Hovinsholm Manor
Hverven Stange Municipality Ole Olsen Bolstad
Jarlsberg Manor Tønsberg Municipality Baron Gustav Wilhelm von Wedel
Kaupanger Manor Sogndal Municipality Knagenhjelm
Kjellestad Bamble Municipality Blehr
Kjos Manor Kristiansand Municipality Daniel Isaachsen
Kjørbo Bærum Municipality C.H. Grosch
Kronstad Manor Bergen Municipality Ole Peter Riis Høegh Joachim Friele
Lade Manor City of Trondheim Hilmar Meinche
Leangen Manor Trondheim Municipality
Ledaal Stavanger Municipality Fredrich Otto Scheel Gabriel Schanche Kielland
Lerchendal Mansion Trondheim Municipality Christian Lerche
Linderud Oslo Municipality Erich Mogensøn
Losby Lørenskog Municipality Meyer
Lyse Abbey Bjørnafjorden Municipality Formann
Løkken Bellevue Oslo Municipality
Melgården Åmot Municipality
Minister Astrup Mansion Oslo Municipality Hans Rasmus Astrup
Moen Hovedgård Trondheim Municipality Huitfeldt
Mæla Manor Skien Municipality Cappelen
Maarud Sør-Odal Municipality
Nedre Nanset Larvik Municipality Chr. Christiansen
Nes Fredrikstad Municipality Vincents Ottesson Bildt
Næs verk Tvedestrand Municipality
Nøisomhet Molde Municipality Mathias Joacim Goldt
Nørholm Manor Grimstad Municipality
Odals Verk manor Sør-Odal Municipality
Oslo ladegård Oslo Municipality Christen Mule
Overud gård Kongsvinger Municipality Thorvald Meyer
Refsnes Gods Moss Municipality David Chrystie
Rein Abbey Indre Fosen Municipality
Ringnes Stange Municipality Herman Heyer
Ringstabekk Bærum Municipality Heinrich Ernst Schirmer Jens and Barbra Ring
Risøbank Lindesnes Municipality Robert Lorimer Edward Theodore Salvesen, Lord Salvesen
Rogneby Østre Toten Municipality
Rød Manor Halden Municipality
Sakslund Manor Stange Municipality von Ziegler
Sem Manor Asker Municipality Bernt Holtsmark
Semb Manor Horten Municipality
Skallum Bærum Municipality
Skaugum Manor Asker Municipality Arnstein Arneberg Olav V of Norway
Skinnarbøl Manor Kongsvinger Municipality Christian Ludvig Scheidt Rynning
Skredshol Manor Ringsaker Municipality
Smithestrøm Mansion Drammen Municipality
Solnør Ålesund Municipality
Staur Stange Municipality
Stend Manor Bergen Municipality Hans Hjort
Store Milde Bergen Municipality Henrich Henrichsen Weinwich
Store Ullevål Oslo Municipality
Storhamar Manor Hamar Municipality
Stubljan Oslo Municipality
Sollerud Mansion Oslo Municipality Heinrich Ernst Schirmer Carl Rustad
Svanøy Manor Flora
Søndre Brekke Manor Skien Municipality Jochum Adtzlew
Teie Tønsberg Municipality
Thomas Erichsens Minde Bergen Municipality Thomas Erichsen
Thorsø Manor Fredrikstad Municipality Olaf Lilloe Kai Bisgaard Anker Møller
Tjøtta Manor Alstahaug Municipality
Toft Dovre Municipality
Tomb Manor Råde Municipality
Torderød Manor Moss Municipality David Chrystie
Tøyen Manor Oslo Municipality Jørgen Bjelke
Vinje Bruk Inderøy Municipality
Vækerø Manor Bærum Municipality Heinrich Ernst Schirmer Carl Otto Løvenskiold
Ulefos Manor Village of Ulefoss Christian Collett and Jørgen Henrik Rawert Nils Aall
Urdi Mansion Bergen Municipality
Utstein Abbey Rennesøy island
Værne Abbey Moss Municipality
Østerhaug Elverum Municipality

City Palé

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Name Place State Architect Built by Ref.
Garmangården Oslo Municipality Johan Garmann?
Harmonien Trondheim Municipality Hans Ulrich Mølmann
Hagerupgården Palé Bergen Municipality Johan Conrad Ernst Hans Schreuder
Hornemannsgården Trondheim Municipality Paul Dons
Kallevigs palé Arendal Municipality Peder Krogh Bonsach Jessen Morten Michael Kallevig
Rosenkrantz palé Oslo Municipality Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz
Sommergården Trondheim Municipality Otto Sommer
Stiftsgården Trondheim Municipality Cecilie Christine Schøller
Thorvald Meyers palé Oslo Municipality Wilhelm von Hanno Thorvald Meyer
Paléet Oslo Municipality Burned down Christian Ancher

See also

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