1857 in Denmark

Events from the year 1857 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Frederick VII
 * Prime minister – Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ (until 13 May), Carl Christian Hall

Events

 * March – The first annual Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition opens.
 * 30 June – Hassel & Teudt is founded in Copenhagen.
 * 17 September – The Folketeatret opens in Copenhagen.

Undated

 * Svanemøllen is constructed on the island of Bornholm.
 * A new main building at Vibygård is constructed.
 * Axel E. Aamodts Lithografiske Etablissement is founded.
 * Christiani & Grisson is acquired by Wilhelm Hansen.

January–March

 * 3 February – Wilhelm Johannsen, pharmacist and botanist (died 1927)

April–June

 * 7 April – H. A. Brendekilde, sculptor (died 1942)

July–September

 * 24 July – Henrik Pontoppidan, Nobel Prize-winning writer (died 1943)

October–December

 * 7 December – Hans-Georg Tersling, architect (died 1920)
 * 9 December – Alba Schwartz, writer and novelist (died 1942)

Deaths

 * 23 June – Christian Molbech, historian and editor (born 1783)