Moss kommune

http://www.ostfold.no/images/kart/moss.gif
County	Østfold
District
Municipality	NO-0104
Administrative centre	Moss
Mayor (2003)	Paul-Erik Krogsvold (Ap)
Official language form	Neutral
Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage	Ranked 414 63 km² 58 km² 0.02 %
Population  - Total (2006)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  - Density	Ranked 27 28,200 0.61 % 10.6 % 440/km²
Coordinates	59°27′N 10°42′E
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Coordinates: 59°27′N 10°42′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Moss is a coastal town and municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. Its administrative district covers areas east of the town, such as the island of Dillingøy in the lake Vansjø. Parts of the town are located on the peninsula Jeløy. Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... Østfold is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. ... Vansjø is a lake in the municipalities of Moss, RÃ¥de, Rygge, VÃ¥ler in Østfold county, Norway. ... Jeløy (often pronounced jæløya)(with æ as in Am. ...

The town is known for paper mills, as well as metalworks and other factories. Dillingøy is known as a place for alternative non-military civil service. Moss is mentioned since the Renaissance and was the site of the signing of the Convention of Moss in 1814, which solidified the union with Sweden. The headquarters of textile producer Helly-Hansen are located here. The maker of international hotel keycards, Trio Ving, also has their headquarters here. Piece of A4 paper Paper is a thin material produced by the amalgamation of plant fibres, which are subsequently held together without extra binder, largely by hydrogen bonds and to a large degree by fiber entanglement. ... A civil servant or public servant is a civilian career public sector employee working for a government department or agency. ... Raphael was famous for depicting illustrious figures of the Classical past with the features of his Renaissance contemporaries. ... The Moss Ironworks main office - where the Convention of Moss was negotiated and signed The Convention of Moss was a cease fire agreement, signed August 14, 1814, between the Swedish King and the Norwegian Storting. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A group of men wearing Helly Hansen suits Helly Hansen is a producer of textiles and special gear for sports and work on the ocean and in the mountains, headquartered in Moss, Norway. ...

History

Archeological finds suggest that there were settlements in the area more than 7,000 years ago and continuously through the Iron Age, Viking Age, through to modern times. During the Viking era, the place was known as Varna and was the site of a cooperative for battleships held by local warlords on behalf of the king. Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... The Viking Age is the name of the period between 793 and 1066 AD in Scandinavia and Britain, following the Germanic Iron Age (and the Vendel Age in Sweden). ...

The first literary reference to the name Mos(s) is from 1390, and by then the town had become a commercial center with craftsmen and mills. By the 1500s the town's port was significant enough to warrant its own customs official. Liquor distilleries became one of the dominant industries, and it wasn't until 1607, after the Reformation, that the town got its own church. The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ...

By 1700, Moss had become a hub for both ship and land traffic between Copenhagen and Christiania, and in 1720 it received its charter as a merchant town, with its own official. This may have had background in an important battle in 1716 that was fought in the town square in Moss in which Norwegian troops commanded by Vincent Budde prevailed over invading Swedish forces, sent by Charles XII to capture Akershus fortress. Copenhagen (IPA: , rhyming with pagan (the way the Danes themselves pronounce the name of the capital in English), or , with a as in spa; Danish   IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark and the countrys largest city (metropolitan population 1,211,542 (2006)). It is also the name of the... Depending on context, Christiania can refer to: Christiania, capital of Norway – what Oslo was called from 1624 to 1877, named after King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway; subsequently, the city was called Kristiania (q. ... Carl XII, Karl XII or Carolus Rex, (June 17, 1682 – November 30, 1718), the Alexander of the North, nicknamed in Turkish as DemirbaÅŸ Åžarl (Charles the Habitué), was a King of Sweden from 1697 until his death in 1718. ... Akershus Fortress (Akershus Festning) is the old castle built to protect Oslo, the capital of Norway. ...

In 1814, Moss became the site for the signing of the Convention of Moss, which effectively put an end to the Dano-Norwegian kingdom. This set the stage for economic development that has persisted to this day. The Moss Ironworks main office - where the Convention of Moss was negotiated and signed The Convention of Moss was a cease fire agreement, signed August 14, 1814, between the Swedish King and the Norwegian Storting. ... Denmark–Norway is the historiographical name for a former political entity, union, consisting of the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway, including the Norwegian dependencies of Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. ...

Sister city; Norwegian Lady Statues

Moss and Virginia Beach, Virginia in the United States are sister cities. On Good Friday, March 27, 1891, the Norwegian bark Dictator, whose home port was Moss, was lost in the treacherous waters of the Graveyard of the Atlantic. The ship had been en route to England from Pensacola, Florida with a cargo of Georgia Pine lumber. After being caught and disabled in a storm, she was headed for port at Hampton Roads to make repairs when she encountered another storm just off Virginia Beach. Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm Town twinning or sister cities is a concept whereby towns or cities from geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-12-10, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Nickname: The City of Five Flags Location of the city within the state of Florida Country United States State Florida County Escambia County, Florida Mayor John Fogg Area    - City 102. ... Lumber is the name used, generally in North America, for wood that has been cut into boards or other shapes for the purpose of woodworking or construction. ... Hampton Roads, from state map of pre-civil war Virginia circa 1858 Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the USA. It is also known as Tidewater Virginia and the Seven Cities, after its seven...

Working in the high winds and seas, lifesaving crews from shore were able to save some of the 17 persons aboard. However, the pregnant wife of Captain J.M. Jorgenson, Johanne, and their 4 year-old son Carl were among the 7 persons who drowned. [1]

The ship's wooden female figurehead had washed ashore. It was placed in a vertical position facing the ocean near the boardwalk as a memorial to those who lost their lives in the shipwreck. It was a landmark there for more than 60 years, but gradually became weathered and eroded. A figurehead is a person, usually in a political role, who may hold an important title or office yet executes little actual power. ... Photograph of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ, USA, taken August 2003. ... A shipwreck is the remains of a ship after it has sunk or been beached as a result of a crisis at sea. ...

In 1962, Norwegian sculptor Oernulf Bast was commissioned to create two nine-foot bronze replicas of the original figurehead by the City of Moss. The Norwegian Lady Statues were unveiled on September 22, 1962. One was presented as a gift to Virginia Beach, and an exact duplicate was erected in Moss to unite the two sister cities. Each statue faces the other across the Atlantic Ocean. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Ørnulf Bast was a Norwegian sculptor, born in Kristiania 1907 and died in Oslo 1974. ... Norwegian Lady Statues are located in the sister cities of Moss, a coastal town and municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway, and at the Oceanfront (boardwalk) in the coastal resort city of Virginia Beach, Virginia in the United States. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm Town twinning or sister cities is a concept whereby towns or cities from geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

On October 13, 1995, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway visited the Norwegian Lady statue in Virginia Beach, and placed memorial flowers. [2] October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Queen Sonja of Norway (née Sonja Haraldsen, born July 4, 1937 in Oslo) is the queen consort of Norway, wife of King Harald V of Norway. ...

The name

M - man, O - place, S(S) - water it is runic and semitic coming from m - man, u - travels, s(s) - the water. Similar to musland, musdal, mushom, mushorn, mustraum, masfjord and musfjell in Hordaland (Hornland). Not to mention Musholm island which the Danes sold to the Japanese, even though it was never theirs to sell. They traded as far as Baghdad. Baghdad ( translit: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ...

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1954). It shows a crow. Species See text. ...

Triva

• Moss is often refered to as Den stinkende byen, wich means the stinking city. That's because of a factory named Peterson, lets out gas made from burned paper and chemicals.
• The Manangha Group was the most famous marimba band in Moss, but split up in 2006. They are also well known around in Norway.

External links

• http://www.mossby.no/
• http://www.mossibilder.com/
• "Moss Avis", local newspaper
• Short historical summary of Moss
• http://www.bellman12-13.org/english-nl.htm

Municipalities of Østfold

Aremark | Askim | Eidsberg | Fredrikstad | Halden | Hobøl | Hvaler | Marker | Moss | Rakkestad | Rygge | Rømskog | Råde | Sarpsborg | Skiptvet | Spydeberg | Trøgstad | Våler Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... Østfold is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The municipality Aremark in the county of Østfold, Norway, has 1,441 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Østfold Landscape Smaalenene Municipality NO-0124 Administrative centre Askim Mayor (2003) Trygve WestgÃ¥rd (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 409 69 km² 66 km² 0. ... The municipality Eidsberg in the county of Østfold, Norway, has 9,919 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Østfold District Municipality NO-0106 Administrative centre Fredrikstad Mayor (2006) Ole Haabeth (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 283 288 km² 283 km² 0. ... County Østfold District Municipality NO-0101 Administrative centre Halden Mayor (2003) Per Kristian Dahl (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 173 642 km² 596 km² 0. ... County Østfold District Smaalenene Municipality NO-0138 Administrative centre Elvestad Mayor (2003) Ã…se Hammerhei (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 365 140 km² 139 km² 0. ... County Østfold Landscape Municipality NO-0111 Administrative centre Skjærhallen Mayor (2003) Paul Henriksen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 393 90 km² 89 km² 0. ... Marker is a municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. ... County Østfold District Smaalenene Municipality NO-0128 Administrative centre Rakkestad Mayor (2003) John Thune (KrF) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 227 435 km² 421 km² 0. ... County Østfold District Municipality NO-0136 Administrative centre Moss Mayor (2003) Aud-Kristin Løken (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 400 74 km² 70 km² 0. ... County Østfold Landscape Smaalenene Municipality NO-0121 Administrative centre Rømskog Mayor (2003) Kari Pettersen (KrF) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 340 183 km² 159 km² 0. ... County Østfold Landscape Municipality NO-0135 Administrative centre RÃ¥de Mayor (2003) Kjell Løkke (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 373 119 km² 105 km² 0. ... County Østfold Landscape Municipality NO-0105 Administrative centre Sarpsborg Mayor (2003) Jan O. Engsmyr (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 238 406 km² 370 km² 0. ... County Østfold Landscape Municipality NO-0127 Administrative centre Meieribyen Mayor (2004) Odd-Ingar Widnes (Sp) Official language form Bokmål Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 384 101 km² 93 km² 0. ... County Østfold Landscape Municipality NO-0123 Administrative centre Spydeberg Mayor (2003) Stein HÃ¥land (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 362 142 km² 133 km² 0. ... County Østfold District Municipality NO-0122 Administrative centre Trøgstad Mayor (2003) Ellen Løchen Børresen (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 328 204 km² 188 km² 0. ... County Østfold Landscape Municipality NO-0137 Administrative centre VÃ¥ler i Østfold Mayor (2003) Torbjørn Meyer (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 298 257 km² 239 km² 0. ...