Moss, Norway

Moss 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. 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).
The Old Norse form of the name was Mors. It may be derived from an old root mer- which means to "divide" or "split".

What a surprising card that came to my mailbox, I didn't pay attention to the name

of the city in the card until I researched it, so it is another great addition to my

Funny Name places. Thank you very much Marie for this special postcard of Moss :D

Sent: 13 April 2015   Received: 11 May 2015   Travelled: 28 days