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Scandinavian farm where a nobleman resided From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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In Scandinavia, a seat farm or manor farm (Danish: sædegård; Norwegian setegård/setegard; Swedish: sätesgård or säteri; Finnish: säteritila[1]) was a farm where a nobleman had his permanent residence. They were found in the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden, and Finland, and enjoyed certain privileges.

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The seat farm Holsteinborg in Denmark.
Artist: Jens Peter Trap (ca. 1860)
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Elingård Farm in Norway. The earliest known owner was Olav Torsteinsson (Gyldenhorn) in the 15th century
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Interior of the manor at Sturehov in Sweden

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
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List of Seat farms in Norway

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