Jeløy (until 1920 named ''Moss herred'' - ''
Moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta ('' sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and ...
rural district'') was a former municipality in
Østfold
Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other sid ...
county, Norway.
Jeløy was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt
() is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 Janua ...
). It was merged with the urban municipality of Moss on July 1, 1943. The old municipality consisted of the
Jeløya
Jeløya is an island located in the municipality of Moss in Østfold County, Norway.
History
Jeløya was actually a peninsula in the Oslofjord, but was divided from the mainland in 1855 by the Moss canal (''Mossekanalen'') a 20-meter broad cana ...
peninsula/island as well as the mainland rural district surrounding Moss city.
Today we use both the name, Jeløy and Jeløya for the island in Moss.
The name
The Norse forms of the name were ''Jalund'' and ''Jǫlund''. The last element is the
suffix ''-und'' (which is common in old Norwegian names of islands), but the meaning of the first element is unknown.
Røed gård
Røed gård is a manor house and farm located in southern Jeløy. The buildings are almost 300 years old. Roed Manor history is known from the medieval era, at which time, St. Clemens' church (''Clemenskirken'') owned the farm. The manor house was built by timber merchant Just Treschow in 1723. The main building is decorated in the Baroque, Rococo, Biedermeier, Empire and Art Nouveau.
References
Former municipalities of Norway
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