Borre is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 69-square-kilometre (27 sq mi)[5] municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1988. Borre was merged with Horten in 1988, and the new municipality bore the name Borre until after a public referendum regarding the name in 2002. The administrative centre 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 Borre Church and Nykirke Church.[6]
The parish of Borre was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1858, the small town of Horten (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.[7]
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 (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).[7]
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named Borre (Old Norse: Borró) since the first Borre Church was built there. The name has an uncertain meaning. The first element may derives from borð which means "side" or "edge" or from the word borg which means "castle" or "fortified place". The last element may come from ró which means "rest" or rá which means "corner".[8][6]
The municipal council(Kommunestyre) 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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^Lillevold, Eyvind; Blindheim, Charlotte (1954). Borre bygdebok (in Norwegian). Horten, Norge: Borre kommune. OCLC7092574.
^Baggethun, Rolf (1973). Gjennom skiftende tider : glimt fra Borre og Horten i gamle dager (in Norwegian). Horten, Norge: A/S Gjengangerens Trykkeri. ISBN8299016401.
