Place:Horten, Vestfold, Norway

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NameHorten
Alt namesBorresource: Wikipedia
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates59.417°N 10.5°E
Located inVestfold, Norway
Also located inJarlsberg, Norway     ( - 1821)
Contained Places
Former municipality
Borre ( 1988 - )
Parish
Nykirke ( 1988 - )
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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is a town and municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark 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.

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 towns name was changed due to a conflict between Jeppe Wegger-Hessen and Marcus Lindberg. The conflict arose after Maxmillian Patrick Zakariassen asked to fight Marcus and Jeppe helped. 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.

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