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Moss kirke, Moss kommune, Østfold
Moss Church in Moss

Moss is a coastal town in the Norwegian county of Østfold. It served an important role in the declaration of independence from the union with Sweden. The city used to have a lot of heavy industries, like shipyards and paper mills. Today it has mostly service sector businesses (shops, banks etc.)

The city is also the centre of Moss Municipality which is 63 km² (square kilometers) large and has 28,000 people as of 2006.

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  • Moss Ironworks main office2005-20-03

    Moss Ironworks, the signing place of the Convention of Moss

  • Moss 1885

    Moss in 1885

  • Henrik Frederik Arild Sibbern 2

    Arild Sibbern, 1855

  • 68746 Grynet Molvig

    Grynet Molvig, 1964

  • Jon Michelet 2011 (cropped)

    Jon Michelet 2011

  • Moss Haffnergaarden 1790s

    Moss Haffnergaarden

  • Moss Folkets Hus01

    Folkets hus in Moss

  • Konvensjonsgården, Moss, kulturminneid 86061, 2015-08-16, DSC 2991

    Konvensjonsgården

  • Chrystiegården, Moss, 2015-07-03, DSC 2698

    Chrystiegården in Moss

  • Hotell Refsnes Gods

    Hotel Refsnes Gods

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Moss para niños

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