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Discover Horten in Norway
Horten in the region of Vestfold county with its 17,660 habitants is a town located in Norway - some 35 mi or ( 57 km ) South of Oslo , the country's capital .
Local time in Horten is now 12:05 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Malmö, and Gothenburg. When in this area, you might want to check out Copenhagen . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Horten ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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MacGyver Blues (My Little Pony)
Music video for My little pony´s smash hit "MacGyver Blues" about the yearning for a pasifist hero like Angus MacGyver. In the video we see My Little Pony playing in Seilduksgata Barnehage, My Little ..
Intro ep 3 Sweet Swan of Avon - The Shakespeare Treasure introduction to episode 3 Shakespeare
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Strike!
Left my camera on a tripod as a thunderstorm rolled over, caught a nice lightning strike. ..
MSC Opera - Oslofjord (part 1)
sonhosvividos.tk http Cruzeiro MSC Opera - 14 a 21 Julho de 2007 Portos Escala: Copenhaga, Kiel, Oslo, Stavanger, Flaam, Geiranger, Copenhaga 16/07/2007 - Oslo (Noruega) Fiorde de Oslo Música: Instrum ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Citadellet
Citadellet (The Citadel) is the name of a 19th century fortress built between 1848 to 1851. The fortress was intended to protect the Royal Norwegian Navy's Karljohansvern naval station in Horten. Its architect was Christian Heinrich Grosch (1801-1865). The fort was demolished in 1971 to make room for a new large welding hall to be added to the naval ship yard.
Located at 59.43 10.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Horten Station
Horten Station is a former railway station in Horten, Norway, that was the terminus of the Horten Line, a branch of the Vestfold Line.
Located at 59.40 10.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Karljohansvern
Karjohansvern (Karljohansvern Orlogsstasjon, KJV) in Horten was the main base for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1819 to 1963. It was first called Hortens verft, and later Marinens Hovedværft until King Oscar I named it Carljohansværn værft in 1854 (after his father Karl Johan). It was the site of the Navy Main Yard, Navy Air Plane Factory, Navy Museum, Navy Schools and the forts Norske Løve and Citadellet. Naval District East (ØSD) based there was disbanded in 2002.
Located at 59.43 10.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Borre Golfbane
Borre Golfbane was opened with nine holes in 1990 and 18 holes the following year. In 2005 the course opened nine new holes, which were added to the first nine along lake Borrevannet. Borre Golfbane has hosted two Challenge Tour events: the first professional golf tournament on Norwegian soil, the Karsten Ping Norwegian Challenge in 1994, sponsored by Karsten Solheim, and in 1998, the Netcom Norwegian Open. The course is located in Norway near the small town Horten by the Oslofjord.
Located at 59.40 10.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Norske Løve Fortress
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, but is today only used as an administration building for the Norwegian naval officers training school. The fort was constructed by Balzar Nicolai Garben.
Located at 59.44 10.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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