Horten

This article is about the municipality in Vestfold, Norway. For the town, see Horten (town). For other uses, see Horten (disambiguation).
Horten Municipality
Horten kommune
Municipality
Borre kommune  (historic name)
Flag of Horten Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Horten Municipality
Coat of arms
Vestfold within Norway
Vestfold within Norway
Horten within Vestfold
Horten within Vestfold
Coordinates: 59°25′15″N 10°25′58″E / 59.42083°N 10.43278°E / 59.42083; 10.43278
CountryNorway
CountyVestfold
DistrictJarlsberg
Established1 Jan 1858
 • Preceded byBorre Municipality
Administrative centreHorten
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Christina Maria Bratli (Ap)
Area
 • Total70.96 km2 (27.40 sq mi)
 • Land69.11 km2 (26.68 sq mi)
 • Water1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi)  2.6%
 • Rank#340 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total27,682
 • Rank#42 in Norway
 • Density400.5/km2 (1,037/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +4.1%
DemonymsHortenser
Hortensar[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3901[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Horten (pronunciationⓘ) 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.[4]

The 71-square-kilometre (27 sq mi) 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 400.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,037/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.1% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

Borre National Park contains the largest known burial site in Scandinavia.[7] It also has the largest collection of king's graves in Scandinavia.[8]

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.[4]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir; Bjerva, Knut G., eds. (16 January 2024). "Horten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
  7. ^ Nickel, Phyllis & Valderhaug, Hans Jakob (2017). Norwegian Cruising Guide—Vol 2: Sweden, West Coast and Norway, Swedish Border to Bergen. Attainable Adventure Cruising Ltd. p. 86. ISBN 9780995893962.
  8. ^ Evensberget, Snorre (2014). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Norway. Penguin. p. 125. ISBN 9781465432469.