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.
Horten Municipality
Horten kommune | |
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Municipality | |
| Borre kommune (historic name) | |
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Vestfold within Norway | |
Horten within Vestfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°25′15″N 10°25′58″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestfold |
| District | Jarlsberg |
| Established | 1 Jan 1858 |
| • Preceded by | Borre Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Horten |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Christina Maria Bratli (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.96 km2 (27.40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 69.11 km2 (26.68 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi) 2.6% |
| • Rank | #340 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 27,682 |
| • Rank | #42 in Norway |
| • Density | 400.5/km2 (1,037/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +4.1% |
| Demonyms | 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 71-square-kilometre (27 sq mi) municipality is the 340th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Horten is the 42th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 27,682. The municipality's population density is 400.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,037/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.1% over the previous 10-year period.
Borre National Park contains the largest known burial site in Scandinavia. It also has the largest collection of king's graves in Scandinavia.
The local newspaper in Horten is named Gjengangeren, and covers mostly local news. The Bastøy Prison is located on the island of Bastøy which is located in the Ytre Oslofjord and is part of the municipality of Horten.