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is a coastal town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The rural municipality of Jeløy was merged with the city on 1 July 1943. Its administrative district covers areas east of the town, such as the island of Dillingøy in the lake Vansjø. Parts of the town are located on the peninsula of Jeløy. Moss city has 30,723 inhabitants (2012). ==Name== The Old Norse form of the name was ''Mors''. It may be derived from an old root ''mer-'' which means to "divide" or "split". The adjacent topography shares similar etymology: * Mosse-elva. Mosse -"marsh-river-border"+ Elva -"see Elbe, ''Elver'' Old Norse for river" The name is thought to be very old and the meaning of it is not clear. * Mosse-sundet. Mosse-"marsh-river-border"+ Sundet (Moss channel). * Mosse-herred. Mosse-"marsh-river-border"+ Herred -"Court" akin to hort(us,en), "garden," from PIE *ghr-ti-, from base *gher- "to grasp, enclose" (see yard) Actually "Moss county". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moss, Norway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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