for operettas Arild Sibbern (1785 in Rygge – 1863), representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly Georg Sibbern (1816 in Rygge – 1901), prime minister of Norway 1858/61 and 1861/1871 Torgrim Sørnes (born 1956 in Moss), physician, historian, and author Sports Einar Jan Aas (born 1955 in Moss), former footballer with 35 caps for Norway Agnete Carlsen (born 1971 in Moss), former footballer with 97 caps with Norway women Erik Holtan (born 1969 in Moss), retired football goalkeeper with 330 club caps Rune Pedersen (born 1963 in Moss), former football referee Thomas Myhre (born 1973, grew up in Moss), retired football goalkeeper with 56 caps for Norway Erland Johnsen (born 1967, grew up in Moss), retired footballer with 24 caps for Norway International relations Twin towns — Sister cities The following cities are twinned with Moss: Aguacatán, Guatemala Blönduós, Iceland Horsens, Denmark Karlstad, Sweden Nokia, Finland Novgorod, Russia Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States Use of preposition with Moss "In Moss" is translated i Moss. In the 1800s one said [on Moss] på Moss. In popular culture A traditional expression, [the hay scale at Moss] høyvekta på Moss, means "something that you can not trust". Moss is known throughout Norway for the local "dish" "Pølse i Vaffel" - sausage in waffle. The dish consists of a Vienna Sausage served in a Scandinavian style waffle with ketchup and mustard. The dish was most likely created in the 1960s, but this is widely discussed. Eyvind Hellstrøm - who later became a Michelin-star chef - and his brother Jan are often referred to as the creators. Eyvind Hellstrøm has not denied this in interviews. Gallery References External links Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway Municipal website Municipal website Moss meteorites Foto-Moss.com Mossby.no "Moss Avis" local newspaper Short historical summary of Moss Norwegian Lady statue "Mofs Avis", parodic local newspaper Municipalities of Østfold Municipalities of Viken (county) Cities and towns in Norway