Editing Horten

{{short description|Municipality in Vestfold, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Vestfold, Norway|the town|Horten (town)|other uses|Horten (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Horten
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Borre kommune
|image_skyline          = 
|image_caption          = 
|idnumber               = 3901
|county                 = Vestfold
|district               = Jarlsberg
|capital                = [[Horten (town)|Horten]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1858
|preceded               = [[Borre Municipality]]
|demonyms               = Hortenser<br />Hortensar
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Horten Komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.horten.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Christina Maria Bratli
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 340
|area_total_km2         = 70.96
|area_land_km2          = 69.11
|area_water_km2         = 1.84
|area_water_percent     = 2.6
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 42
|population_total       = 27682
|population_density_km2 = 400.5
|population_increase    = 4.1
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|25|15|N|10|25|58|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6587795 | utm_easting = 0581319 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Horten''' ({{audio|Horten.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Vestfold]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Jarlsberg]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[Horten (town)|town of Horten]]. Other population centers in Horten Municipality include the town of [[Åsgårdstrand]] and the villages of [[Nykirke]], [[Skoppum]], and [[Borre, Norway|Borre]]. The municipality is located on a peninsula along the [[Ytre Oslofjord]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Horten |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Horten |date=2024-01-16 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=no |editor2-first=Knut G. |editor2-last=Bjerva |accessdate=2024-02-18}}</ref>

The {{convert|71|km2|adj=on}} 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 {{convert|400.5|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 4.1% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

[[Borre mound cemetery|Borre National Park]] contains the largest known burial site in [[Scandinavia]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nickel |first=Phyllis |title=Norwegian Cruising Guide—Vol 2: Sweden, West Coast and Norway, Swedish Border to Bergen |last2=Valderhaug |first2=Hans Jakob |publisher=Attainable Adventure Cruising Ltd |year=2017 |isbn=9780995893962 |pages=86 |name-list-style=amp}}</ref> It also has the largest collection of king's graves in Scandinavia.<ref name="evensberget">{{Cite book |last=Evensberget |first=Snorre |title=DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Norway |publisher=Penguin |year=2014 |isbn=9781465432469 |page=125}}</ref>

The local [[newspaper]] in Horten is named {{Lang|no|[[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.<ref name="snl" />

==General information==
[[File:Edvard Munch%27s house.jpg|thumb|left|[[Edvard Munch]]'s house in [[Åsgårdstrand]]]]
The small port town of Horten was established as a municipality on 1 January 1858 after it was separated from [[Borre Municipality]] (because it had been designated a [[ladested]] which meant it had to be a separate urban municipality and no longer part of the larger rural municipality). Initially, it had a population of 4,636. On 1 August 1921, an area of [[Borre Municipality]] (population: 287) was transferred into the [[Horten (town)|town of Horten]]. On 1 July 1951, another area of [[Borre Municipality]] (population: 308) was transferred into the [[Horten (town)|town of Horten]].<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, the town of [[Åsgårdstrand]] (population: 488) and the Stang area of [[Sem Municipality]] (population: 126) were both merged with [[Borre Municipality]] (population: 6,037). On 1 January 1986, an area of [[Borre Municipality]] (population: 22) was transferred into the [[Horten (town)|town of Horten]]. On 1 January 1988, the neighboring [[Borre Municipality]] (population: 12,994) was merged with Horten Municipality (population: 9,098).<ref name="Dag" /> Prior to the merger, Horten Municipality was the same as the town of Horten, but afterwards, the municipality was much larger than the town. The name of the new municipality was somewhat controversial and the government chose ''Borre'' over ''Horten'' for the new name. On 1 June 2002, the name of the municipality was changed (back) to Horten, following a referendum held in conjunction with the [[2001 Norwegian parliamentary election|2001 parliamentary election]]. The referendum was a close call with 6,557 votes for the name Horten and 6,218 votes for Borre.<ref>{{Cite news |last=NRK Østafjells |author-link=Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation |date=10 September 2001 |title=Flertall for Horten i Borre |url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_ostafjells/valg_2001_vestfold/1278899.html |access-date=19 October 2006 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> 

===Name===
The municipality (originally the town) is named after the old ''Horten'' farm (spelled "Hortan" in 1552) since the town was built on the old farm site. The name has an uncertain meaning. The name may come from a local dialect word {{lang|no|hort}} which means the "outer, knotty bark on older trees" which likely derives from the [[Old Norse]] word {{lang|non|hǫrtr}}  which means "something uneven" or "wrinkled". Another option could be that it is derived from the [[Old Norse]] word {{lang|non|hǫlkn}} or {{lang|non|helkn}} which means "rocky ground", "shelter", or "place of refuge". yet another option is that it could be the definite form of ''hort'' which can mean "bulge" ({{langx|non|hǫrti}}). Several hills and mountains in Norway have the name ''Horten'' or ''Horta'' and here it could be referring to the Brårudåsen hill lying in the middle of the town.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3YpBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Jarlsberg og Larviks amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1907 |edition=6 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=127-128 |language=no |author-link=Oluf Rygh}}</ref><ref name="snl" /> 

From 1 January 1988 until 1 June 2002, this municipality was named ''Borre''. See [[Borre Municipality#Name]].

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 19 November 1907, just after Horten was designated as a [[kjøpstad]], giving it [[town privileges]]. The [[blazon]] is ''"Per bend azure a fortress and boat on water and argent a rose"''. This means the arms are divided with a diagonal [[line (heraldry)|line]]. The [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) below the line shows a naval fort with a boat on the water. Above the line, there is a red rose and the field has a tincture of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The arms use the old [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|"English"-style of shield]] with a [[mural crown]] sits on top signifying that the municipality contains a city. The design shows the importance of the [[Karljohansvern]] [[naval base]] and the gardens of the city. The arms were designed by [[Andreas Bloch]]. The municipal flag is white with the coat of arms in the centre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Horten |access-date=2024-02-18 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Horten, Vestfold (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-07-01.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Horten. It is part of the [[Nord-Jarlsberg prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Tunsberg]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Horten'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Borre||[[Borre Church]]||[[Borre, Norway|Borre]]||c. 1100
|-
|[[Skoppum Church]]||[[Skoppum]]||1989
|-
|rowspan="3"|Horten||[[Horten Church]]||[[Horten (town)|Horten]]||1855
|-
|[[Løvøy Chapel]]||[[Løvøya, Vestfold|Løvøya]]||c. 1200
|-
|[[Sentrum Church]]||[[Horten (town)|Horten]]||1972
|-
|rowspan="1"|Nykirke||[[Nykirke Church (Vestfold)|Nykirke Church]]||[[Nykirke]]||c. 1100
|-
|rowspan="1"|Åsgårdstrand||[[Åsgårdstrand Church]]||[[Åsgårdstrand]]||1969
|}

==Geography==
Horten Municipality is located on the western shore of the [[Ytre Oslofjord]] in [[Vestfold|Vestfold County]]. It borders [[Tønsberg Municipality]] to the south and west and [[Holmestrand Municipality]] to the north. Other nearby towns include [[Tønsberg]] to the south and the much smaller [[Holmestrand (town)|Holmestrand]] to the north. About half of the municipality's total area is made up of forests, while slightly less than a third is agricultural land. The administrative centre of the municipality is the [[Horten (town)|town of Horten]], along the coast. The smaller town of [[Åsgårdstrand]] is located in the southern part of the municipality, along the coast. The inland villages of [[Skoppum]], [[Borre, Norway|Borre]], and [[Nykirke]] are all located in the rural areas of the municipality.<ref name="snl" />

===Nature preserves===
Nature preserves include Vealøs, Adalstjern, Frebergsvik, and Falkensten. Additional nature preserves are found by the lake Borrevannet and the islands of Løvøya and [[Bastøy]]. There is a preserve in [[Åsgårdstrand]] as well. Falkenstendammen is a [[wildlife preserve]], home to various nationally threatened species. Reverompa Plant Reserve was established in 2006 due to presence of the nationally endangered [[Cow-Wheat|crested cow-wheat]]. Tordenskjoldeika is a protected 700-year-old [[oak tree]] by the harbor. [[Borre National Park]] is located along the coast, but this is primarily a historic park.<ref name="snl" />

==Government==
Horten Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor1-last=Hansen |editor1-first=Tore |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Vestfold District Court]] and the [[Agder Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Horten is made up of 41 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestfold |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestfold/horten#seats |access-date=2024-02-01 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Grønne                    = 2
|Høyre                     = 10
|INP                       = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Rødt                      = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Vestfold og Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestfold%20og%20telemark/horten#seats |access-date=2024-02-11 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Grønne                    = 3
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Rødt                      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Vestfold |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/vestfold/horten#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Grønne                    = 2
|Høyre                     = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Rødt                      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Vestfold |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/vestfold/horten#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 16
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Rødt                      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 8
|otherparty                = Joint list for health and care
|otherparty_no             = Fellesliste helse og omsorg
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 8
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Borre
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2000 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253748531 |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|note = On 1 June 2002, the municipal name was changed from ''Borre'' to ''Horten''.
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 3
|otherparty                = Horten Party
|otherparty_no             = Hortenpartiet
|otherparty_number         = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Borre
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253743351 |issn=0332-8023 }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 15
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Borre
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253737939 |issn=0332-8023 }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 18
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 7
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Borre
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253726325 |issn=0332-8023 }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|note = On 1 January 1988, [[Borre Municipality]] merged with Horten and the name of the new municpiality was changed to ''Borre''.
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|Høyre                     = 18
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253720378 |issn=0332-8023 }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 23
|Høyre                     = 22
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253710836 |issn=0332-8023 }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 25
|Høyre                     = 21
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253705646 }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 24
|Høyre                     = 21
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253701144 |volume=I }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 25
|Høyre                     = 17
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 3
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 26
|Høyre                     = 19
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 28
|Høyre                     = 19
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 27
|Høyre                     = 18
|NKP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 27
|NKP                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 18
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo |language=Norwegian |format=PDF }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 52
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 26
|NKP                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 17
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo |language=Norwegian |format=PDF }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 52
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 25
|NKP                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 18
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo |language=Norwegian |format=PDF }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 52
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 26
|NKP                       = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 14
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1940* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo |language=Norwegian |format=PDF }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 52
|Venstre                   = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 22
|Avholdspartiet            = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1934
|end                       = 1937 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_057.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1934 |date=1935 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 52
|Venstre                   = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 19
|Avholdspartiet            = 5
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|NKP                       = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1931
|end                       = 1934 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_186.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1931 |date=1932 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 52
|Venstre                   = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 21
|Avholdspartiet            = 3
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1928
|end                       = 1931 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_093.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1928 |date=1929 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 52
|H/FV                      = 21
|Venstre                   = 4
|Avholdspartiet            = 5
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 22
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1925
|end                       = 1928 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_192.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1925 |date=1926 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 52
|Venstre                   = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 22
|Avholdspartiet            = 5
|SDA                       = 14
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1922
|end                       = 1925
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_078.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1922 |date=1923 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 52
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|SDA                       = 11
|Venstre                   = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 20
|Avholdspartiet            = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Horten
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1920
|end                       = 1922
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vi_189.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1919 |date=1920 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |format=PDF }}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 44
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Venstre                   = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 19
|Avholdspartiet            = 5
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Horten:<ref>{{cite book|title=Horten – kort omrids af stedets historie|first=Johan|last=Beck|year=1911|language=no|location=Kristiania, Norge|publisher=Forlaget Norge}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1858–1859: [[Honoratus Halling]]
* 1859–1865: [[Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden]]
* 1866–1867: Paul Lemvig Thrane
* 1868–1868: Johan Koren
* 1869–1869: [[Jacob Lerche Johansen]]
* 1870–1873: Christopher Gundersen
* 1874–1875: Einar Torkel Christian Tambeskjelver Rosenquist
* 1876–1876: Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden
* 1876–1876: Henrik Jakob Müller
* 1877–1877: Einar Torkel Christian Tambeskjelver Rosenquist
* 1878–1878: [[Christian Wilhelm Wisbech]]
* 1879–1879: Einar Torkel Christian Tambeskjelver Rosenquist
* 1880–1881: [[Christian Wilhelm Wisbech]]
* 1882–1889: [[Christian Magnus Falsen]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1890–1892: Jonas Severin Rasmussen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1892–1893: Gabriel Cappelen Mørch ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1894–1898: Oskar Storm ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1899–1901: [[John Utheim]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1902–1904: [[Aasmund Frisak]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1905–1906: Hagbart Henriksen
* 1907–1910: Otto Georg Enger ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1910–1913: [[Harald Pedersen]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1914–1915: Karl Johan Knudsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1916–1916: Otto Georg Enger ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1917–1918: Karl Johan Knudsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1919–1940: [[Hans Johan Sollie]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1940–1941: Herman Haug ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1942–1944: Erling Winje ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
* 1944–1945: Vagn Knudsen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]/[[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
* 1945–1945: [[Hans Johan Sollie]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1945–1967: Paul Bentsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1968–1975: Ragnar Heitun ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1976–1977: Finn Harder Johannesen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1978–1979: Johannes Synnes ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1980–1983: Ragnar Heitun ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1984–1985: [[Jørgen Hårek Kosmo]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1985–1987: Ove Bjørkavåg ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1988–1999: Jon Edvard Brække ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1999–2011: [[Nils Henning Hontvedt]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2011–2015: Børre Tommy Jacobsen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2015–2015: Finn-Øyvind Langfjell ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2015–2023: Are Karlsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2023–2027: Christina Maria Bratli ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
{{div col end}}

==Economy==
[[File:Kalkovnene på Karljohansvern, Horten, Vestfold, Norway - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|[[Karljohansvern]] was the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]]'s main base from 1819 to 1963]]
Horten's employment sector is made up of [[Industrial sector|industry]] (21.7% as of 2014), health and social services (18.1%), education (12.1%), and commerce and auto-repair (12.7%). The [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] was traditionally an important industry, but the city experienced an economic change when the Navy moved its main base to [[Bergen]] during the mid-20th century and [[Horten Verft]] went bankrupt in 1987. Currently, one of the most important industries is electrical engineering, represented by companies such as ''[[Kongsberg Maritime]]'', ''Kongsberg Norcontrol'', ''Simrad Horten'', ''GE Vingmed Ultrasound'', and others.<ref name="snl" />

{| style="float: right; margin: 1em;" class="wikitable sortable"
|+  Minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Horten by country of origin in 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 |access-date=26 June 2017 |publisher=ssb.no |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!Ancestry!!Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||408
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||384
|-
| {{flag|Bosnia-Herzegovina}}||341
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||323
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||166
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||149
|-
| {{flag|Iraq}}||148
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}}||134
|-
| {{flag|Afghanistan}}||122
|-
| {{flag|Iran}}||116
|-
| {{flag|Russia}}||108
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}||105
|}
==Culture==
[[Åsgårdstrand]] has been a vacation and bathing destination since 1920. It had already become an artists' colony by then, attracting painters such as [[Edvard Munch]] and [[Fritz Thaulow]]. Edvard Munch spent a total of seven summers at his vacation home in Åsgårdstrand, known as ''Munchs Lille Hus'' ("Munch's Little House"). The house is now a museum, located on Munch's Street (''Munchsgate 25'').<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kealy |first=Kelly |url=https://archive.org/details/essentialscandin0000keal/page/321 |title=Fodor's Essential Scandinavia |last2=Kidder |first2=Laura |publisher=Fodor's Travel Publications |year=2009 |isbn=9781400008834 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/essentialscandin0000keal/page/321 321] |url-access=registration |name-list-style=amp}}</ref>

===Borre mounds===
[[File:Borre_mound_cemetery_Norway.jpg|thumb|left|Burial mound at [[Borre National Park]], Norway's first national park.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Børresen |first=Svein E |title=Vestfoldboka: en reise i kultur og natur |publisher=Skagerrak forl |year=2004 |isbn=9788292284070 |pages=48 |language=no}}</ref>]]
'''''Borrehaugene''''' (from [[Borre, Norway|Borre]], the name of a local village and "haugene" from the [[Old Norse]] word ''haugr'' meaning mound) was the first national park to be founded in Norway. Borre National Park is situated between the towns of [[Horten (town)|Horten]] and [[Åsgårdstrand]]. The park provides important historical knowledge, and can be seen as evidence that there was a center of power here in the [[Viking Age]]. The excavations also uncovered an unusually good selection of craft work, much of which is on display in [[Oslo]] at the [[Viking Ship Museum in Oslo|Viking Ship Museum]]. This style has become known as "Borre style" and is, today, known for its animal and knot ornaments, which were often used for decorating harnesses. The finds also confirm that there was a Viking ship buried at Borrehaugene.

'''[[Borre mound cemetery]]''' at Borre National Park contains [[Grave (burial)|graves]] of kings dating back to the [[Migration Period]]. The park covers {{convert|45|acre|m2}} and has the largest collection of kings' graves in [[Scandinavia]].  These burial mounds may represent North Europe's most extensive collection of graves of the old Scandinavian [[Yngling]] dynasty. From 1989 to 1991, new excavations were undertaken both in and around the [[national park]].

==Transportation==
[[File:The ferry Bastø V leaving Moss, Norway 05.jpg|thumb|right|Ferries cut across the [[Oslo Fjord]], connecting Horten and [[Moss, Norway|Moss]].]]
Being located out on a [[headland|peninsula]], most major transportation arteries go to the west of the [[Horten (town)|town of Horten]] and secondary roads connect the town to these routes. The [[Moss–Horten Ferry]] (also known as the Bastø Ferry) crosses the [[Oslofjord]], connecting to the [[Moss (town)|town of Moss]] in [[Østfold]] county. The ferry departs 1–4 times per hour, and the journey takes about 30 minutes. The ferry transports annually about 1.8 million vehicles and 3.5 million passengers.<ref name="snl" />

The railway line [[Vestfold Line|Vestfoldbanen]] passes through the Horten municipality, but not through the main city center. The main train station in Horten is in the village of [[Skoppum]]. [[Skoppum Station]] is located southwest of the town centre, although many commuters prefer to use [[Holmestrand Station]] due to better road access.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2007 |title=Pendlerne velger Holmestrand |trans-title=Commuters choose Holmestrand |url=https://www.gjengangeren.no/nyheter/pendlerne-velger-holmestrand/s/2-2.426-1.681639 |publisher=Gjengangeren |language=no}}</ref> Skoppum is 1 hour and 10 minutes by train from [[Oslo Central Station]]. By car, Horten is reached by following [[European route E18]] south, and is approximately {{convert|100|km}} from Oslo. The nearest airport is [[Sandefjord Airport Torp]] which is located about 30 minutes by train south of Skoppum.

==Sports==
Horten has several [[Association football|football]] clubs. The most successful and well known is [[FK Ørn-Horten]], which currently plays in the [[Norwegian 2nd Division]]. Another Horten team, Falk, plays in the [[Norwegian Third Division]], while [[Borre IF]] and Holtankammeratene plays further down in the leagues.

== Education ==
The [[University of South-Eastern Norway]] has a campus in Horten, commonly referred to as ''Bakkenteigen'', which offers a wide range of subjects from sociology, history and language thru mathematics, nature science and maritime studies. Bakkenteigen has over 4,000 students and aims to be a resource for research and development in the region.

==Attractions==
[[File:Norwegian Naval Museum Horten.jpg|thumb|right|Norwegian Naval Museum]]
* '''[[Borre National Park]]''', the first national park in Norway.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fouberg |first=Erin Hogan |title=Norway |last2=Hogan |first2=Edward Patrick |publisher=Infobase Publishing |year=2009 |isbn=9781438105277 |pages=40}}</ref> It is home to [[Northern Europe]]'s largest collection of royal grave mounds,<ref name="evensberget" /> and it is the largest grave mound site in Northern Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vestfold |url=https://snl.no/Vestfold |access-date=2018-11-11 |website=Store Norske Leksikon |language=no}}</ref>
* '''[[Royal Norwegian Navy Museum]]''' ({{lang|no|Marinemuseet}}), the oldest existing museum of its kind in the world, founded in 1853. At the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum you can find many ships, including {{HNoMS|Rap|1873|6}}, the world's first [[torpedo boat]] from 1873.
* '''Preus Fotomuseum''', the Norwegian Museum of [[Photography]], is a unique museum located in the same building as the naval museum.
* '''[[Karljohansvern]]''', the former [[naval base]] in Horten. Activity there in the recent years have been decreasing and parts of the area have now been opened to the public, including some nice [[beach]]es. Both the museum of photography and the navy museum are located close to the naval base.
*'''[[Royal Norwegian Navy]] Band''', a [[military band]] ranked among the best in Europe has its home base in Karljohansvern in Horten.
* '''Horten Bilmuseum''', the [[classic car]] museum, houses a variety of classic cars ranging from 1900 to the 1970s. One of Norway's largest [[model railway]]s is also on display in the museum. It is open every day during summer, Sundays only from the middle of August to the middle of June.
* '''[[Borre Golfbane]]''', a [[golf course]] has hosted two [[Challenge Tour]] events (1994 and 1998) and was in 2005 extended to 27 holes of full length (par 72 + par 36). The first Challenge Tour event in 1994 was the first professional golf tournament on Norwegian soil. The 18-hole course runs along lake [[Borrevannet]] and some of the holes have views over the lake.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
* '''Borrevannet''', a lake that is home to a national [[bird sanctuary]] where 255 different bird species have been observed (2003 numbers). 110 species have been confirmed using the lake as their nesting place.
* '''L'Esprit d'[[Edvard Munch]]''', the [[The World's most northern|northernmost]] [[vineyard]] of the world, operating in Horten.
* '''[[Åsgårdstrand]]''', a town in the southern part of the municipality, is a sight of its own. It is a small, white-painted ocean town that is best known for its great painters (like the aforementioned Edvard Munch) and its beaches.

==Notable people==
{{main category|People from Horten}}
[[File:Francis Hagerup (OB.SZ02297).jpg|140px|thumb|Francis Hagerup, 1895]]
[[File:Nils Henning Hontvedt.JPG|140px|thumb|Nils Henning Hontvedt, 2010]]

=== Public Service ===
* [[Mathias Sigwardt]] (1770 in Borre – 1840), a priest and [[Diocese of Agder og Telemark|Bishop of Christianssand]]
* [[Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden]] (1816–1885), a naval officer and mayor of Horten from 1857-1864
* [[Francis Hagerup]] (1853–1921), a Norwegian law professor, diplomat, and [[Prime Minister of Norway]] from 1895 to 1898 and from 1903 to 1905 who grew up in Horten
* [[Kristine Munch]] (1873 in Horten – 1959), an early female Norwegian physician
* [[Thorstein H. H. Thoresen]] (1885 in Horten – 1956), the [[Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota]]
* [[Jan B. Jansen]] (1898 in Horton – 1984), a physician, anatomist, brain researcherin, and member of the WWII [[Norwegian resistance]]
* [[Finn Ronne]] (1899 in Horten – 1980), a U.S. citizen and Antarctic explorer
* [[Arne Skaug]] (1906 in Horten – 1974), an economist, civil servant, diplomat, and politician
* [[Gunnar Syverstad]] (1910 in Horten – 1945), a resistance fighter who assisted the [[Norwegian heavy water sabotage]]
* [[Grethe Rytter Hasle]] (1920 in Borre – 2013), a [[Planktology|planktologist]]
* [[Arnoldus Schytte Blix]] (born 1946 in Borre), a zoologist and Arctic explorer
* [[Nils Henning Hontvedt]] (born 1952), a politician and mayor of Horten from 2001 to 2011

=== The Arts ===
[[File:Kaja Eide Norena (1909).jpg|140px|thumb|Kaja Eide Norena, 1909]]
[[File:Girl in Red EOTR1.jpg|140px|thumb|M U Ringheim, Girl in Red, 2019]]
* [[Lagertha Broch]] (1864 in Horten – 1952), an illustrator, children's writer, and proponent for women's rights
* [[William Ivarson]] (1867 in Horton – 1934), a theatre actor<ref>{{IMDb name|11381419|William Ivarson}}. Retrieved 06 February 2021.</ref>
* [[Eidé Norena]] (1884 in Horten – 1968), a soprano and actress<ref>{{IMDb name|0251626|Eidé Norena}}. Retrieved 06 February 2021.</ref>
* [[Per Krohg]] (1889 in Åsgårdstrand – 1965), an artist of the mural for the [[United Nations Security Council|UN Security Council]]
* [[Bjorn Egeli]] (1900 in Horten – 1984), an American portrait painter and maritime artist
* [[Paul Lorck Eidem]] (1909 in Horten – 1992), a writer and illustrator who grew up on [[Bastøy]]
* [[Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen]] (1915 in Horten – 1985), a poet and travel-writer
* [[Eva Gustavson]] (1917 at Oslofjord — 2009), a Norwegian-American contralto in operas
* [[Leif Preus]] (1928 in Horten – 2013), a photographer who founded the [[Preus Museum]] in 1976
* [[Joachim Calmeyer]] (1931 in Horten – 2016), an actor who grew up in Horten<ref>{{IMDb name|0130637|JOachim Calmeyer}}. Retrieved 05 February 2021.</ref>
* [[Sigurd Jansen]] (born 1932 in Horten), a composer, pianist, and conductor
* [[Vidar Lønn-Arnesen]] (born 1940 in Horten), a singer and radio and TV presenter
* [[Grethe Kausland]] (1947 in Horten – 2007), a singer, performer, and actress<ref>{{IMDb name|0340394|Grethe Kausland}}. Retrieved 06 February 2021.</ref>
* [[Geir Langslet]] (born 1956 in Horten), a jazz pianist and band leader
* Marie Ulven Ringheim (born 1999 in Horten) known as ''[[Girl in Red]]'', an indie pop singer-songwriter

=== Sport ===
* [[Herman Smith-Johannsen]] (1875 in Horten – 1987), a [[supercentenarian]] skier who introduced [[cross-country skiing]] to Canada and North America
* [[Gil Andersen]] (1879 in Horten – 1930), a Norwegian-American [[racecar driver]]
* [[Harry Boye Karlsen]] (1920 in Horten – 1994), a footballer with 58 caps for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Per Bredesen]] (born 1930), a footballer with 276 club caps and 18 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway}}

===Twin towns — Sister cities===
The following cities are [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with Horten:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vänortskedjor i Norden |url=http://www.norden.se/vanortskedjor.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515224149/http://www.norden.se/vanortskedjor.asp |archive-date=May 15, 2008 |access-date=2009-01-15 |publisher=Norden.se |language=sv}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Hillerød Municipality|Hillerød]]''', [[Region Hovedstaden]], [[Denmark]]
* {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Karlskrona Municipality|Karlskrona]]''', [[Blekinge County]], [[Sweden]]
* {{flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Loviisa]]''', [[Southern Finland]], [[Finland]]
* {{flagicon|ISL}} '''[[Ólafsfjörður]]''', [[Fjallabyggð]], [[Iceland]]

==See also==
* [[Battle of Horten Harbour]] <!-- same Horten? -->

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Norway}}
{{commons category|Horten, Norway|Horten}}
{{wiktionary|Horten}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/horten Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Vestfold}}
* [https://kultur.forsvaret.no/museer/Marinemuseet Marinemuseet] - the Naval Museum at Horten {{in lang|no}}
* [https://preusmuseum.no/ Preus Museum of Photography] ({{in lang|no}}
* [http://www.visithorten.com VisitHorten.com]
* [http://www.gjengangeren.no Gjengangeren] - the local newspaper of Horten {{in lang|no}}
* [http://www.borregb.no Borre golfbane] - the local golf course in Horten {{in lang|no}}

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