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Foundation stone was laid by bishop Dagfinn Hauge on the 29th of May 1968, and the church was inaugurated and consecrated by assisting bishop, dean Peder Olsen on the 26th of May 1969.

Borre church was built in the 1100s and is one of the country's most interesting churches from the Middle Ages.

The church in the center of Horten, called the Centre Church, is a work church. The foundation stone was laid by bishop Dagfinn Hauge on Sunday 21. February 1971, and the church which is built of bric...

Edvard Munch's House, is Åsgårdstrand's biggest attraction. It was here that Edvard Munch lived and found the inspiration for so many of his famous paintings. It was in 1889 that Edvard Munch (1863-1944) spent the first of many summers in Åsgårdstrand. In 1897 he bought a spartan fisherman's cottage built at the end of the 18th century.

Norske Løve is the name of a 19th century fortress built from 1852 to 1859 to protect Karljohansvern naval station in Horten in Norway. Its name is a reference to the Coat of Arms of Norway. The fort is still a military area.

Various exhibitions.

Borrehaugene is Norway's first National Park and has the largest Viking graveyard of Scandinavia with significant discoveries from ancient times.

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