List of castles in Norway

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]}

Medieval castles and ruins

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

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

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

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

• List of Norwegian fortresses

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