Borre, Norway
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Borre is a village in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about Script error: No such module "convert". south of the town of Horten, along the shores of the Ytre Oslofjord. It sits about Script error: No such module "convert". north of the town of Åsgårdstrand and about Script error: No such module "convert". east of the village of Skoppum.[1]
The Script error: No such module "convert". village had a population (2013) of 1056 and a population density of Script error: No such module "convert".. Since 2013, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway and it is considered part of the town of Horten.[2]
History
The village of Borre has been the site of the Borre Church and headquarters of the Borre prestegjeld (parish) for centuries. On 1 January 1838, the parish became a civil municipality after the passage of the formannskapsdistrikt law. The village became the administrative centre of the new Borre Municipality. In 1988, Borre Municipality was merged with the town of Horten and it became the new Borre Municipality. On 1 June 2002, the name of the municipality was changed to Horten, following a referendum held in conjunction with the 2001 parliamentary election. The referendum was a close call with 6,557 votes for the name Horten and 6,218 votes for Borre.[3]
Name
The village is named Borre (Template:Langx) since the first Borre Church was built there. The name has an uncertain meaning. The first element may derives from Template:Wikt-lang which means "side" or "edge" or from the word Template:Wikt-lang which means "castle" or "fortified place". The last element may come from Template:Wikt-lang which means "rest" or Template:Wikt-lang which means "corner".[4][1]
Attractions
Borrevatnet
The large lake Borrevannet lies about Script error: No such module "convert". north of the village. It is a large freshwater lake which measures Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide (at its widest). At the south end is a designated bird sanctuary where you can see numerous water birds, waders, and many other bird types. The lake houses many varieties of fish including pike, perch, and eel. The association that manages the lake, Borrevannets Grundeierforegning, uses the fishing card sales to promote water quality improvement initiatives and fishing research projects. It is also possible to rent one of the privately owned cabins surrounding the lake such as the Asketun hytte. The lake is a reservoir for the nearby town of Horten. The pumping station is on the east side of the lake. The pumping station can be visited and it has an activity center which offers a large number of educational programs, primarily but not exclusively designed for schools.[5]
Borre Church
The medieval Borre Church is located in the village.
Borre mounds
Borre National Park covers Script error: No such module "convert". of land just east of the village. Its collection of burial mounds include a large collection of royal tombs.[6] The park includes the Borre mound cemetery (Borrehaugene) from the Old Norse words borró and haugr meaning mound. The Borre style of Norse art is named after a boat grave from Borre.[7][8]
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