Borre is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1988. Borre was merged with

Horten is a town and municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the town of Åsgårdstrand an ...

in 1988, and the new municipality bore the name Borre until after a public referendum regarding the name in 2002. The

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was the village of Borre. Other villages in Borre included Skoppum and Nykirke. After 1965, Åsgårdstrand was also part of Borre. The main churches in Borre were

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and Nykirke Church. The historic

Borre mound cemetery Borre mound cemetery (Norwegian: ''Borrehaugene'' from the ''Old Norse'' words ''borró'' and ''haugr'' meaning mound) forms part of the Borre National Park at Horten in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. It is home to seven large and 21 smaller bu ...

was located in the municipality.

History

The parish of Borre was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...

law). On 1 January 1858, the small town of

(population: 4,636) was separated from Borre Municipality when it was designated as a ladested, making it a separate urban municipality. This left Borre as a rural municipality with 2,954 residents. On 1 August 1921, an area of Borre (population: 287) was transferred into the town of Horten. On 1 July 1951, another area of Borre (population: 308) was transferred into the town of Horten. 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 Sem is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1988. The area is now part of Tønsberg Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Semsbyen. Other villages in ...

(population: 126) were both merged with Borre Municipality (population: 6,037). On 1 January 1986, an area of Borre (population: 22) was transferred into the town of Horten. On 1 January 1988, Borre Municipality (population: 12,994) and the neighboring town of Horten (population: 9,098) were merged, creating a new Borre Municipality (which later changed its name to

Horten Municipality is a town and municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the town of Åsgårdstrand a ...

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named ''Borre'' ( non, Borró) since the first

was built there. The name has an uncertain meaning. The first element may derives from which means "side" or "edge" or from the word which means "castle" or "fortified place". The last element may come from which means "rest" or which means "corner".

Government

While it existed, Borre municipality was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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, senior citizen services, unemployment,

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, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of

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representatives. The mayor was

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by a vote of the municipal council.

Mayors

The

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( no, ordfører) of Borre: *1838-1845: Paul Gerhard Bergh *1846-1847: Søren Nilsen *1847-1851: Hans Emahus Tønder Sandborg *1852-1859: Frederik Honoratus Bonnevie *1859-1863: Søren Nilsen *1863-1867: Paul Lorch *1868-1869: Søren Nilsen *1870-1871: Paul Lorch *1872-1875: Søren Nilsen *1876-1883: Lars Hansen Vik ( H) *1884-1884: Nils Andersen *1885-1885: Carl August Henrichsen *1886-1889: Anders Mathiassen Wold ( H) *1890-1895: Einar Konow ( V) *1896-1905: Anders Mathiassen Wold ( H) *1905-1907: Hans Larsen Dahl *1908-1910: Christoffer Hannevig, Sr. ( H) *1910-1910: Bernhart Haugestad ( H) *1911-1919: Nils Hansen Sande ( H) *1920-1922: Bernhart Haugestad ( H) *1923-1928: Nils Hansen Sande ( H) *1929-1945: Vagn Knudsen ( H/ NS) *1945-1945: Anker Knutsen ( Ap) *1945-1945: Karl Jacobsen Bergan ( H) *1946-1947: Anker Knutsen ( Ap) *1948-1951: Ulf Smith Andersen ( H) *1952-1955: Erling Lensberg ( Ap) *1956-1959: Nordahl Raaen ( H) *1959-1965: Arnfred Grostøl ( Ap) *1967-1968: Rolf Helland ( H) *1968-1972: Arnfred Grostøl ( Ap) *1972-1980: Bjarne Lilaas ( H) *1980-1987: Reidar Hanssen Sande ( H)

Municipal council

The municipal council of Borre was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

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