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Horten is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway, located along the Oslofjord.
The town of Horten was separated from Borre as a municipality of its own in 1858. Borre and Horten were (again) merged to one municipality January 1, 1988. The name of the new united municipality was first Borre, but (after a referendum) it was changed to Horten June 1, 2002.
The municipality also includes the villages Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum and Nykirke.
Newspaper - The local newspaper in Horten is named Gjengangeren, and covers mostly local news. It is also available online (see external links section)
Football - Horten's main football team is Ørn Horten, which came second to last in Norwegian 2nd Division 2006. Horten also has a lesser known football team named Falk. (...) more....


