Moss, Norway

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Moss is a coastal town and municipality in southeastern Norway known for its industrial heritage, ferry connections across the Oslofjord, and scenic beaches and forests.

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Moss, Norway canonical 1
municipality of Moss 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeCentreOf Moss municipality
coatOfArmsDepicts millstone
connectedByHighway European route E6
country Norway
distanceToOsloApprox 60 km south
ferryCrosses Oslofjord
governedBy Moss municipal council
hasAirportNearby Moss Airport, Rygge
hasArtEvent Momentum biennial
hasBeach Alby beach
Sjøbadet
hasCityStatusSince 1720
hasCulturalInstitution Galleri F15
Moss Town and Industrial Museum
hasFerryConnectionTo Horten, Norway
hasForestArea Mossemarka
hasIsland Jeløya
hasMayor mayor of Moss
hasRailwayStation Moss Station
hasUrbanAreaName Moss
historicalEvent Convention of Moss (between Norway and Sweden)
surface form: Convention of Moss 1814
knownFor Moss ironworks history
coastal recreation
industrial heritage
paper and cellulose industry
scenic beaches
surrounding forests
languageOfficial Norwegian language
surface form: Norwegian
locatedIn Viken county
Østlandet
surface form: Østlandet region
locatedNear Oslo
locatedOn Oslofjord
coast of southeastern Norway
mergedWith Rygge municipality
mergerEffectiveDate 2020-01-01
postalCodePrefix 1500–1599
previouslyLocatedIn Østfold
surface form: Østfold county
railwayLine Østfold Line
regionCode NO-3002
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
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Viken county contains Moss, Norway
this entity surface form: municipality of Moss