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Municipality in Vestfold, Norway
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Borrehaugen
New museum about history, religion and wars of the Vikings, next to Borrehaugen, the Viking cemetery. Cafeteria.
Royal Norwegian Navy Museum
Norway's most important naval museum, focuses on the period from the Gun Boat War in the early 19th century to World War II and the Cold War. Several museum ships.
One of Norway's oldest and most legendary oak trees. Admiral Thordenskiold is said have moored in the tree.
Klokkergården Studentboligtun is a studenthousing complex. Founded in 1992.
By bus
Southbound local busvkt.reiseinfo.no/ruter/pdf/01-206-220-221-v.pdf to Stavern passes through Tønsberg, Sandefjord and Larvik.
By boat
The busiest crossing of the Oslofjord runs east to Moss every half hour. 30 minutes, 28 kr.
By train
Even though the Vestfold Line does not pass through the Horten city proper, Skoppum station is inside the Horten municipality, and buses into Horten are often available.
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