Horten (town)

Horten
View of the coastline of the town
View of the coastline of the town
Nickname: 
Marinebyen (The Marine City)
Horten is located in Vestfold
Horten
Horten
Location of the town
Horten is located in Norway
Horten
Horten
Horten (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°25′02″N 10°29′00″E / 59.41721°N 10.48344°E / 59.41721; 10.48344
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyVestfold
DistrictJarlsberg
MunicipalityHorten Municipality
Established as 
Ladested1857
Kjøpstad1907
Area
 • Total8.63 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Elevation10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total20,859
 • Density2,418/km2 (6,260/sq mi)
DemonymHortenser
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3183 Horten

Horten is a town[1] in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The town is located along the Ytre Oslofjord about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of the town of Tønsberg and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the southeast of the town of Holmestrand. The town of Moss lies about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the east, across the fjord.[4]

The 8.63-square-kilometre (2,130-acre) town has a population (2023) of 20,859 and a population density of 2,418 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,260/sq mi).[2]

  1. ^ a b In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
  2. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2023). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  3. ^ "Horten, Vestfold". yr.no. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir; Bjerva, Knut G., eds. (16 January 2024). "Horten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2024.