List of castles in Norway

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This is a consolidated list of 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

List of castles in medieval kingdom of Norway (borger)[]

Name	Place	State		Ref.
Akershus Castle	Oslo	Castle and fortress
Audunborg	Jølster	Ruin
Avaldsnes Kongsgård	Karmøy	Ruin
Bergenhus	Bergen	Castle and fortress
	Lysekils	Ruin
Båhus	Konghelle	Castle and fortress and partly ruin
Dyngehus	Uddevalla	Ruin
Hamarhus	Hamar	Castle and fortress and partly ruin
Isegran	Fredrikstad	Build in to a fortress
Konghelle Kastell	Konghelle	Ruin
Mjøskastellet	Ringsaker	Ruin
Olsborg	Tanum	Ruin
Oslo kongsgård Kastell	Oslo	Ruin
Oslo Old Bishop's Palace	Oslo	Ruin
Peel Castle	Peel	Castle and partly ruin
Ragnhildsholmen	Hisingen	Ruin
Stavanger Bishop's Palace	Stavanger	Ruin
Steinvikholm Castle	Stjørdal	Castle and fortress and partly ruin
Sverresborg	Bergen	Build in to a fortress
Sverresborg	Trondheim	Ruin
Tunsberghus	Tønsberg	Ruin
Trondheim Archbishop's Palace	Trondheim	Palace
Valdisholmborg	Eidsberg	Ruin
Valkaberg	Oslo
Vardøhus	Vardø	Build in to a fortress

Castles[]

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

Manors (Herregård/Setegård) and Mansions (Lystgård)[]

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

City Palé[]

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

See also[]

• List of Norwegian fortresses