Veden Manor

Tistedalen painted by Jens Peter Møller, with Veden Manor in the background to the right

Veden Manor (Norwegian: Veden gård) is a manor in Tistedalen in Halden, Norway. The manor was once a noble estate and was notably owned by the Norwegian chancellor Jens Bjelke. It once included the main estate and 13 other farms, as well as 11 sawmills. Over time, much of the agricultural land was sold, but the manor's economic importance rested chiefly on its sawmills. The manor and its surroundings have been painted by several prominent painters. Following a visit by Crown Prince Frederick in 1788, he sent Erik Pauelsen to paint the view from the manor. Other artists who visited the manor and painted motifs from Veden include Jens Peter Møller, Heinrich Grosch, Ferdinand Gjøs, Thomas Fearnley, and Johannes Flintoe. During the Swedish–Norwegian War in 1814, Swedish Crown Prince Carl Johan stayed at the manor. The owner, the widow Ziegler, was forced to have him as a guest. Carl Johan wanted to buy the manor, but found the price too high. In 1851, the manor was sold to foundry master Johannes Petterson, and some years later, it was sold to a consortium of sawmill and land owners who formed the Sawmill Corporation in 1859, a cartel that became the largest sawmill company in Norway. Veden Manor was owned by the Sawmill Corporation and its successor Norske Skog until around 2000.[1][2]

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  1. ↑ Norløff, H. P., Saugbrugsforeningen gjennem 75 år : 1859-1934 : med trekk fra den fredrikshaldske sagbrukerkorporasjons historie gjennem 300 år, Aschehoug, 1935
  2. ↑ Eliassen, Sven G., "Veden gård," in Herregårder i Østfold, Rakkestad, Valdisholm forlag, 1997, pp. 207–211.