Horten Municipality
Horten () is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. Other population centers in Horten Municipality include the town of Åsgårdstrand and the villages of Nykirke, Skoppum, and Borre. The municipality is located on a peninsula along the Ytre Oslofjord.
Key facts
- Kommune.name
- Horten
- Kommune.former_name
- Borre kommune
- Kommune.idnumber
- 3901
- Kommune.county
- Vestfold
- Kommune.district
- Jarlsberg
- Kommune.capital
- Horten
- Kommune.established
- 1 Jan 1858
- Kommune.preceded
- Borre Municipality
- Kommune.demonyms
- HortenserHortensar
- Kommune.language
- Bokmål
- Kommune.coatofarms
- Horten Komm.svg
- Kommune.webpage
- www.horten.kommune.no
- Kommune.mayor
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- General information
- Name
- Coat of arms
- Churches
- Geography
- Nature preserves
- Government
- Municipal council
- Mayors
- Economy
- Culture
- Borre mounds
- Transportation
- Sports
- Education
- Attractions
- Notable people
- Public Service
- The Arts
- Sport
- International relations
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Horten () is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. Other population centers in Horten Municipality include the town of Åsgårdstrand and the villages of Nykirke, Skoppum, and Borre. The municipality is located on a peninsula along the Ytre Oslofjord.
The municipality is the 340th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Horten is the 42nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 27,682. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 4.1% over the previous 10-year period.