This is a list of historic houses in Denmark. Two-storey Neoclassical manor on a Crown estate first recorded in the 13th century. Extended in 1889. Half-timbered building, visited by Peter the Great in 1716. Now a museum. Manor in the Historicist style designed by J.G. Zinn. Now a cultural centre on an agricultural estate.

During the 14th and 15th centuries, farmhouses were supreme in Danish agriculture, run by one family and possibly some servants. Around them were some farms: defined more by their function and status than by their size. The nobility resided on these farms and managed their other properties from them.

Danish manor houses and manorial farms were originally part of feudal society. From the early Middle Ages they were the farms of gentlemen, primarily noblemen. The gentlemen ran these farms themselves and usually lived on them too.

RF2K139PD – Detail of traditional old Danish farm house with thatched roof in the Zealand countryside, Zealand, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Lyngby, Denmark - July 2021: Old Farm house dates back to the late 17th century from Østerlars, Bornholm, displayed in Old Denmark, Open Air Museum Stock Photo https://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1 https://www.alamy.com/lyngby-denmark-july-2021-old-farm-house-dates-back-to-the-late-17th-century-from-sterlars-bornholm-displayed-in ...

On this page you can find a series of descriptions of themes, which are relevant to the diverse evolution of manor houses across the centuries. You can also view three electronic maps, which show Danish manor houses in 1770, 1850 and 1900 respectively. Many farms changed their status from manor to something else (and vice versa) over the years.

Here is an example of a Danish farmhouse with a thatched roof. Thatched roofs were once the standard method of building throughout Denmark. Many old homes still have straw roofs such as this Danish farmhouse.

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