List of castles and palaces in Denmark

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This is a consolidated list of castles and palaces in Denmark. The Danish word slot , like the word schloss in the related Germanic language— modern German— can mean either castle or palace, in accordance with common English usage.

Whenever possible traditional English translations provided by the Danish Palaces and Properties Agency, a national agency maintaining and utilising the states palaces, castles and gardens, have been used to determine whether a property should be called a castle or a palace. When not possible the following guidelines, which are in general keeping with the above translations, and with Wikipedia articles have been used:

  • Castle: Generally older building, generally a fortified building
  • Palace: Generally newer building, generally a non-fortified building used primarily as a residence

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The Danish word borg, which appears as a suffix at the end of many castle and palace names means “fortified castle”, but it is no clear indication that the property is indeed a “fortified castle”. For example, Amalienborg Slot is translated to Amalienborg Palace.

The Danish word palæ translates to "palace", but it is most often used as an indication of a non-royal, urban mansion. Exceptions are the four palæer (plural) at Amalienborg Palace, the four individual buildings that make up the Amalienborg Palace complex. These were originally non-royal, urban mansions, which were taken over by royalty in the late 1700s.

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[edit] L-S

  • Langesø Castle
  • Ledreborg Palace
  • Lerchenborg Palace
  • Lilleborg Castle (Bornholm)
  • Liselund gamle Castle
  • Liselund Palace
  • Lykkesholm Castle
  • Lykå slot
  • Marienlyst Palace
  • Marselisborg Palace
  • Meilgaard Castle
  • Nordborg Castle
  • Nyborg Castle
  • Nykøbing Falster Castle
  • Nysø slot
  • Næsseslottet
  • Nørlund slot
  • Nørre Vosborg Castle (Nr. Wosborg)
  • Odense Castle
  • Rosenborg Castle and Castle Gardens
  • Rosenholm Castle
  • Roskilde Palace
  • Sandbjerg Estate
  • Schackenborg Castle
  • Selsø Castle
  • Silkeborg slot
  • Skanderborg Palace
  • Skrøbelev Gods
  • Sophienberg Palace and Palace Gardens
  • Sorgenfri Palace
  • Sorø slot
  • Sostrup Castle
  • Spøttrup Castle
  • Søborg Castle- ruin
  • Søllerød Slot
  • Sønderborg Castle

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  • Tirsbæk Palace
  • Tranekær Castle
  • Tårnborg Castle- ruins near Korsør
  • Valdemar Palace
  • Vallø Castle
  • Veksø slot
  • Voergård Castle
  • Voldborg slot
  • Vordingborg Castle
  • Ulstrup Slot
  • Aalborghus Castle
  • Aalholm Castle

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