Borre, Norway

Borre
Village
View of the village church, Borre Church
View of the village church, Borre Church
Borre is located in Vestfold
Borre
Borre
Location of the village
Borre is located in Norway
Borre
Borre
Borre (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°22′55″N 10°27′23″E / 59.38189°N 10.45646°E / 59.38189; 10.45646
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyVestfold
DistrictJarlsberg
MunicipalityHorten Municipality
Area
 • Total
0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total
1,056
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3184 Borre

Borre is a village in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the town of Horten, along the shores of the Ytre Oslofjord. It sits about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the town of Åsgårdstrand and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the village of Skoppum.[3]

The 0.6-square-kilometre (150-acre) village had a population (2013) of 1056 and a population density of 1,760 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,600/sq mi). Since 2013, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway and it is considered part of the town of Horten.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (3 April 2022). "04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021".
  2. ^ "Borre, Horten". yr.no. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ Lundbo, Sten, ed. (28 June 2022). "Borre (tidligere kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2024.