Overgård

Overgård is a manor house in Randers Municipality featuring a main building with a central wing and two shorter cross wings. The estate today operates as an agricultural and forestry property managed as an active working facility.

Jørgen Lykke founded the estate between 1545 and 1547 during the Renaissance period in Denmark. The Arenstorff family subsequently held control for more than 250 years, making it one of the region's long-standing noble properties.

The manor served as a center of local administration and estate management for the Danish nobility. The buildings and surrounding lands show how landowners exercised their influence over the region and its inhabitants.

The estate can be viewed from outside and accessed as an active agricultural property with seasonal conditions affecting visibility. Keep in mind that this is a working facility, not a museum, so visitor access to the grounds may be limited during active farming operations.

In 1549 the property gained free birkeret status, an unusual privilege granting the owner judicial authority to appoint judges in his territory. This made the lord's power extend beyond land management to the administration of justice itself.