Horten
ⓘ is a town and municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the town of Åsgårdstrand and the villages of Borre, Skoppum, and Nykirke.
Horten Municipality
Horten kommune | |
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| Nickname(s): Marinebyen, The Marine City | |
Vestfold within Norway | |
Horten within Vestfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°25′15″N 10°25′58″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestfold |
| Administrative centre | Horten |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Are Karlsen (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| • Land | 68 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #407 in Norway |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 27,178 |
| • Rank | #26 in Norway |
| • Density | 361/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +8.2% |
| Demonym(s) | Hortenser Hortensar |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3901 |
| Website | Official website |
The town of Horten was separated from the municipality of Borre to become a municipality of its own in 1858. The neighboring municipalities of Borre and Horten were merged back together on 1 January 1988. The name of the new united municipality was first Borre, but after a referendum it was changed to Horten on 1 June 2002. The local newspaper in Horten is named Gjengangeren, and covers mostly local news. It is also available online (see external links section).
Borre National Park contains the largest known burial site in Scandinavia. It also has the largest collection of king's graves in Scandinavia.