Moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta sensu stricto.
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta sensu stricto. Bryophyta sensu lato may also refer to the parent group, bryophytes, which comprises liverworts, mosses, and hornworts. Mosses typically form dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations. The individual plants are usually composed of simple leaves that are generally only one cell thick, attached to a stem that may be branched or unbranched and has only a limited role in conducting water and nutrients. Although some species have conducting tissues, these are generally poorly developed and structurally different from similar tissue found in vascular plants. Mosses do not have seeds and after fertilisation develop sporophytes with unbranched stalks topped with single capsules containing spores. They are typically 0.2–10 cm (0.1–3.9 in) tall, though some species are much larger. Dawsonia superba, the tallest moss in the world, can grow to 60 cm (24 in) in height. There are approximately 12,000 species.
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Worth seeing in and around Moss
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Vansjø
Vansjø is a lake in the municipalities of Moss, Råde, Rygge, Våler in Østfold county, Norway. Vansjø is part of Moss watershed stretching from Østmarka.
3.9 km · lake in Våler, Norway · Wikipedia - 02Alby gård
Alby gård is the oldest farm on Jeløya in Moss, Norway. The farm has roots back to early Viking Age.
2.9 km · building in Moss, Eastern Norway · Wikipedia - 03Refsnes Gods
Refsnes Gods is a hotel near the town of Moss, Norway, on the island of Jeløy. According to Frommer's 2005 travel guide, it is "the most elegant resort in the environs of Oslo".
2.6 km · building in Moss, Eastern Norway · Wikipedia - 04Jeløy Radio
Jeløy Radio is a radio station situated on the peninsula of Jeløya in Moss Municipality in Østfold county, Norway. It currently only operates as an unstaffed coast radio station operating marine VHF radio connected to Tjøme Radio and a Navtex service operated from Vardø Vessel Traffic Service Centre.
3.6 km · building in Norway · Wikipedia - 05Punkt Ø
Punkt Ø AS is a Norwegian art institution founded in 2006 with Østfold county as its largest shareholder. The institutions goal is to promote knowledge and understanding for Norwegian and international contemporary art.
2.9 km · art museum in Moss, Norway · Wikipedia - 06American College of Norway
The American College of Norway is a private non-accredited institution located in Moss, Norway. It states that it is based on the American liberal arts college model, but is not accredited as a college or other higher education institution in Norway.
900 m · privat liberal arts college · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Konventionsgården
Now a charming area composed of arts, culture and niche shops Alby gård.
- 02Galleri F15
Alby Gård、Biørn Biørnstadsveg, 1519 Moss,.
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Things to do
Moss has numerous beaches and with some luck it's possible to find a beach to enjoy all by yourself. The surrounding area is also great for hikes, canoeing, boat cruises and outdoor activities as the city is adjacent to Vansjø (freshwater lake) and Jeløya. Shop til You Drop in the shops alongside the beautiful pedestrian street that runs straight through the heart of the city.
- 01Rødsåsen
- 02Bjørnåsen
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Where to eat
- 01Restaurant Munch
Godset 5, 1518 (In Hotel Refsnes Gods.),.
- 02Middelhavets
Good tapas and Turkish food at good prices.
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Getting to Moss
- Airports
- Sandefjord, Torp (TRF), 36 km · Oslo-Gardermoen (OSL), 88 km · Kristiansand (KRS), 202 km
- Stations
- Moss station, 200 m
- Oslo (Gardermoen) → Moss87 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · kr120–165
- Kristiansand(Kjevik) → Moss202 km · quickest by road, 6h 16m · kr420–560
- Stavanger → Moss285 km · quickest by air, 5h 30m · kr1,400–2,150
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Moss
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Moss. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMoss connects across the Oslofjord to Horten via the Moss–Horten Ferry (Bastøferga).
- Get inThe 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) crossing of Oslofjord is performed with three double-ended ferries making the crossing in 30 minutes, with departures twice an hour.
- Get inIt is the most trafficked car ferry line in Norway.
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Next door to Moss
Moss is 53 km from Oslo, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.