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