Horten, Norway

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Horten, Norway is a coastal town and municipality in Vestfold known for its maritime heritage, naval history, and ferry link across the Oslofjord.

All labels observed (3)

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Horten, Norway canonical 2
Horten 1
Horten town centre 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeCentre Horten (town)
linked to: Horten
coast western shore of the Oslofjord
country Norway
countrySubdivision Kingdom of Norway
ferryRoute Horten–Moss ferry
formerCounty Vestfold
governedBy mayor of Horten
governingBody Horten municipal council
hasArchaeologicalSite Borre burial mounds
hasChurch Borre Church
Horten Church
hasFerryConnectionTo Moss
hasHarbour Horten harbour
hasIndustry defence-related industry
electronics
maritime technology
hasMuseum Marinemuseet
Preus Museum
Royal Norwegian Navy Museum
linked to: Marinemuseet
hasNeighbouringMunicipality Færder
Holmestrand
Jevnaker (by sea across the fjord via Moss region)
Tønsberg
hasPark Borre National Park
hasPortFacility commercial port
marina
historicalEvent development as naval base in the 19th century
historicalRole main base of the Royal Norwegian Navy
knownFor coastal fortifications
maritime heritage
naval history
shipbuilding
language Norwegian
locatedIn Northern Europe
Scandinavia
Vestfold og Telemark county
Vestfold region
locatedOn Oslofjord
officialLanguage Bokmål
postalCodePrefix 3180
region Eastern Norway
roadConnection European route E18 (nearby)
linked to: European route E18
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
transport ferry
regional bus network

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moss, Norway hasFerryConnectionTo Horten, Norway
Norwegian National Road 19 connects Horten
linked to: Horten, Norway
Horten harbour adjacentTo Horten town centre
linked to: Horten, Norway
Girl in Red origin Horten, Norway