Seat farm

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In Scandinavia, a seat farm (

The term was originally used for any farm where a nobleman chose to reside. In 1639 the status of seat farm was restricted to farms that for at least the previous forty years had enjoyed this status.^{[citation needed]} After 1660, when absolute monarchy was introduced in Norway, non-noble persons could also achieve this status for their farm of residence.^{[citation needed]}

Seat farms had, especially, freedom from taxes and tithes. After 1800 the tax exemption was modified, and under the 1821 Nobility Law the exemption ended upon the death of the person owning the farm at the time of the law's enactment.^{[citation needed]}

• Approximate number of seat farms in 1639: 100
• Approximate number of seat farms in 1821: 25

List of Seat farms in Norway

Name	Place	Seat farm privileges	House		Ref.
Akselvoll	Nordhordland	Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.	1648 Mowat 1661 Bildt
Ask	Askøy	Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.
Austrått	Ørland
Berby	Halden
Bertnes	Bodø	Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.
Biltsgård		Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.	1648 Mowat 1661 Bildt
Birkesvoll		Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.
Bjelland	Sunnhordland	Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.
Bleken		Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.
Borregård	Sarpsborg	Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.
Brandstorp	Sarpsborg	Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.
Brunla	Larvik	Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.
Disen	Hamar	Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.
Dønnes	Dønna	Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.
Eide	Sunnhordland	Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.
Elingård	Fredrikstad	Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.
Evje	Rygge
Falkensten	Horten
Finne	Voss
Folberg	Nes
Fossesholm	Øvre Eiker
Fosser	Rakkestad
Fossnes	Stokke
Fritzøe	Larvik	Before the introduction of the absolutism in 1660.
Førde	Volda	1599 Carsten (Karsten) Jonsson to Førde.
Giske	Giske
Gjemsø Abbey	Skien
Gjeresvik
Gloppe (Halsen)	Larvik
Grefsheim	Ringsaker
Hafslund	Sarpsborg
Halsnøy Abbey	Kvinnherad
Hananger	Farsund
Hatteberg later Rosendal	Kvinnherad
Helle
Herrebrøden	Halden
Herløy
Holla (Holden)	Hemne
Holleby
Horne	Stange
Hovinsholm	Ringsaker
Hovland	Tysnes
Hustad	Hustavika
Håland	Sunnhordland
Inndyr	Gildeskål
Jarlsberg	Tønsberg
Jordanger	Luster
Kambo	Moss
Kanestraum	Tingvoll
Kaupanger	Sogndal
Kjølberg	Fredrikstad
Ytre Kroken	Luster
Kvåle	Sogndal
Kårhus	Vindafjord
Lade	Trondheim
Landvik	Grimstad
Laurvig	Larvik
Losna	Solund
Lunde
Lundestad	Halden
Lungegården	Bergen
Lyse Abbey	Os
Malkenes	Tysnes
Manvik	Larvik
Mel	Kvinnherad
Mellø (Mela)
Melsom
Møhus/Mjøs	Radøy
Mindnes	Alstahaug
Nes
Nesøya	Asker
Nordvi	Stange
Nygård	Fredrikstad
Nørholm	Grimstad
Os	Halden
Onarheim	Tysnes
Orningsgård	Stord
Rein Abbey	Indre Fosen
Sakslund	Stange
Samsal	Ringsaker
Sande	Sarpsborg
Sandviken	Sunnhordland
Sandviken	Nordhordland
Seim	Kvinnherad
Sem (Semb)	Øvre Eiker
Sem
Skapal	Ringsaker
Skjelbred	Øvre Eiker
Herre-Skjelbred	Andebu
Skjersnes	Nøtterøy
Skredshol	Ringsaker
Stedje	Sogndal
Stend	Bergen
Storfosen	Ørland
Storhamar	Hamar
Strøm
Stumberg	Halden
Sørum	Sørum
Svanøy	Flora
Sørum (Sørheim)	Luster
Tisle	Kongsberg
Tjerne	Ringsaker
Tomb (Tom)	Råde
Torsnes	Jondal
Tose (Thorsøe)	Fredrikstad
Tønnøl (Tøndel)	Ørland
Tøyen	Oslo
Ulefoss	Nome
Ulven	Ringsaker
Ulleland (Ulveland)	Øvre Eiker
Vatne	Sunnhordland
Veen (Veden)	Halden
Vestnes	Vestnes
Værne Abbey	Rygge
Yttersø	Larvik
Åker	Hamar

See also

• Danish nobility
• Finnish nobility
• Norwegian nobility
• Swedish nobility

Literature

• Hvidtfeldt, Johan (editor): Håndbog for danske lokalhistorikere (in Danish)
• Vigerust, Tore H.: vigerust.net: Adelens setegårder, hovedgårder og jordegods i Norge til ca 1800 at vigerust.net (in Norwegian)
• Nationalencyklopedin: säteri at ne.se (in Swedish)
• Norsk historisk leksikon: Setegård at lokalhistoriewiki.no (in Norwegian)
• Store norske leksikon: setegård at snl.no (in Norwegian)