Moss, Norway - Citizendia

Moss kommune

— Municipality —

Coat of arms

Østfold within
Norway

Moss within Østfold

Coordinates: 59°27′33″N 10°42′3″E / 59.45917, 10.70083

Country

Municipality ID

Administrative centre

Moss

Government

- Mayor (2003)

Paul-Erik Krogsvold (Ap)

Area (Nr. ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden ( Västra Götaland County and Värmland) while ISO 3166-2NO is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Norway. The Norwegian Labour Party ( Norwegian: Det norske arbeiderparti ( DNA) or Arbeiderpartiet ( AP) is a Social democratic Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 414 in Norway)

- Total

63 km² (24. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi)

- Land

58 km² (22. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

28,200

- Density

440/km² (1,139. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/sq mi)

- Change (10 years)

10. 6 %

- Rank in Norway

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Official language form

Neutral

Data from Statistics Norway

Website: www.moss.kommune.no

Moss is a coastal town and municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden ( Västra Götaland County and Värmland) while Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional

1 Geography
2 Industry
3 History
4 Transportation
5 See also
6 External links

Geography

The city of Moss was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Formannskaps-distrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. The rural municipality of Jeløy was merged with the city July 1, 1943. Jeløy (until 1920 named Moss herred - Moss rural district) is a former municipality in Østfold county Norway

Its administrative district covers areas east of the town, such as the island of Dillingøy in the lake Vansjø. Vansjø is a Lake in the municipalities of Moss, Råde, Rygge, Våler in Østfold county Norway. Parts of the town are located on the peninsula Jeløy. Jeløy (until 1920 named Moss herred - Moss rural district) is a former municipality in Østfold county Norway Moss city has 40217 inhabitants (2007).

Industry

The town is known for paper mills, as well as metalworks and other factories. Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon printing upon or packaging Dillingøy is known as a place for alternative non-military civil service. See also Bureaucrat The term civil service has two distinct meanings Branch of governmental service in which individuals are hired on the basis 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 Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere The Convention of Moss was a cease fire agreement signed August 14, 1814, between the Swedish King and the Norwegian Storting. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The headquarters of textile producer Helly-Hansen are located here. 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. The maker of international hotel keycards, Trio Ving, also has their headquarters here.

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. This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. Viking Age is the term denoting the years from about 700 to 1066 in European history. 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.

Moss Ironworks, the signingplace of Convention of Moss

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. The Convention of Moss was a cease fire agreement signed August 14, 1814, between the Swedish King and the Norwegian Storting. 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 reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time

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. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city 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. Akershus Fortress or Akershus Castle ( Akershus Festning, Akershus slott) is the old Castle built to protect Oslo, the capital

In 1814, Moss became the site for the signing of the Convention of Moss, which effectively put an end to the Dano-Norwegian kingdom. The Convention of Moss was a cease fire agreement signed August 14, 1814, between the Swedish King and the Norwegian Storting. Denmark–Norway ( Danish: Danmark-Norge Norwegian: Danmark-Norge or Danmark-Noreg is the historiographical name for a former political entity union This set the stage for economic development that has persisted to this day.

On the morning of 14th July 2006, a bolide exploded above the nearby town of Rygge - moments later, several stony meteorites fell over Moss. A number of meteorites were recovered by local residents and visiting meteorite hunters, which after analysis and classification, were found to be a rare type of carbonaceous chondrite.

Sister city; Norwegian Lady Statues

Moss and Virginia Beach, Virginia in the United States are sister cities. Virginia Beach (pronounced /vɚˌdʒɪnjəˈbiːtʃ/ is an Independent city located in the South Hampton Roads area and one of the largest cities in The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Graveyard of the Atlantic is a Nickname given to the treacherous waters in the Atlantic Ocean along the Outer Banks of North Carolina and the The ship had been en route to England from Pensacola, Florida with a cargo of Georgia Pine lumber. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the County seat of Escambia County. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or 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. Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the region of land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the USA.

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. Jorgensen, 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. In politics a figurehead, by Metaphor with the carved figurehead at the prow of a sailing ship is a person who holds an important title or office yet executes little 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. For the record label see Boardwalk Records. for the former Las Vegas hotel see Boardwalk Hotel and Casino. A shipwreck can refer to a wrecked ship or to the event that caused the wreck such as the striking of something that causes the ship to sink the stranding of the ship on rocks It was a landmark there for more than 60 years, but gradually became weathered and eroded.

In 1962, Norwegian sculptor Ørnulf Bast was commissioned to create two nine-foot bronze replicas of the original figurehead by the City of Moss. Ørnulf Bast was a Norwegian sculptor born in Kristiania (as Oslo was known as from 1878 to 1924 1907 and died in Oslo 1974 The Norwegian Lady Statues were unveiled on September 22, 1962. Norwegian Lady Statues are located in the Sister cities of Moss, a coastal town and municipality in the county Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians 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.

On October 13, 1995, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway visited the Norwegian Lady statue in Virginia Beach, and placed memorial flowers. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Issue The Queen Sonja International Music Competition The then Crown Princess Sonja established this music competition in 1988 [2]

Origin of the name

The Old Norse form of the name was Mors. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age This is an old rivername (now Mosseelva). The name is thought to be very old, and the meaning of it is not clear. (It may be derived from an old root *mer- 'divide, split'. )

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1954). It shows a crow. The true crows are large Passerine Birds that comprise the Genus Corvus in the family Corvidae.

Transportation

In the autumn of 2007, a military airport called Rygge just outside Moss will have finished the conversion into a civil airport. Moss Airport, Rygge will receive the IATA code RYG. Moss Airport Rygge (Moss lufthavn Rygge is an International airport in Rygge, Norway that opened October 8, 2007. The project initially started in 1992 was dubbed RSL an acronym for Rygge sivile lufthavn (Rygge civilian airport).

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