Moss Municipality
municipality in Østfold, Norway
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Summary
Moss Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of municipality of norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,402 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Østfold[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Hanne Tollerud[5]
- Capital: Moss[6]
- Shares border with: Vestby Municipality[7], Våler Municipality[8], Råde Municipality[9], Asker[10]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Virginia Beach[12], Nokia[13], Blönduós[14], Horsens[15], Aguacatán[16], Veliky Novgorod[17], Karlstad Municipality[18]
- Commons category: Moss, Norway[19]
- Highest point: Rambergåsen[20]
- Significant event: boundary change[21]
- Official website: https://www.moss.kommune.no/[22]
- IPA transcription: ˈmɔs[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Moss, Norway[24]
- Commons gallery: Moss, Norway[25]
- Population: 32,182[26], 49,273[27], 49,668[28], 50,290[29], 51,240[30], 52,051[31], 52,646[32], 53,207[33]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Moss[34]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36]
- Category for people born here: Q9225989[37]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Moss[38]
- Number of households: 15,235[39], 5082[40], 1394[41], 3227[42], 4739[43], 793[44]
- Demonym: Mossing[45]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Moss, Norway[46]
- Area: 125.10876699990698 km²[47], 61.537748828734614 km²[48], 4.947690937790694 km²[49], 0 km²[50]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Moss Municipality include Oslo Rygge[51], an airport[52], in Norway[53], founded in 2007[54].
Why It Matters
Moss Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for it include Oslo Rygge[51], an airport[52], in Norway[53], founded in 2007[54].