Moss, Norway

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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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Konvensjonsgården in Moss from 1778, the signing place of the Convention of Moss
Moss, Norway.
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Portrait of Norwegian writer at Oslo bokfestival 2011
Storgata in Moss, Norway
Cultural heritage building in Moss
Bridge over the canal between Moss and Jeløy
Moss railway station, 2019
Moss church in Moss county, Østfold, Norway

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