's a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality's the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the villages of Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum, and Nykirke. The town of Horten was separated from the municipality of Borre to become a municipality of its own in 1858. The neighboring municipalities of Borre and Horten were merged back together on 1 January 1988. The name of the new united municipali… (More on Horten)