Jeløya

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Jeløya is an island in the Norwegian municipality in the province Østfold Moss.

History

Jeløya was actually a peninsula in the Oslo fjord, but in 1855 by the Moss channel ( Mossekanalen ), a twenty-meter wide canal, which was built by the low isthmus. The Canal Bridge ( Kanalbrua ) is the link between Jeløya and the mainland of Moss. This was a low bridge at the beginning and since 1957 a bascule bridge, but it was closed since the early 1990s. Part of the town of Moss is on the southeastern part of Jeløya.

At 19 km ² Jeløya is the largest island in the Oslo fjord. Jeløya consists largely of young lava rocks from the Permian. Other islands in the Oslo Fjord, including Revlingen, Eldøya, Missingene and Søsterøyene, emerged in the same period. Ringerikesandstein has been identified in some parts of the island and fossil Cephalaspidomorphi were found. The largest Norwegian moraine from the Ice Age Jeløya crosses, passes to the east of Moss and Rygge and moves further from Sweden to Finland.

Until the 1990s, two of Moss ' biggest industrial areas were - Glassworks Moss and Moss Verft - on the southern part of Jeløya. The Moss Glassworks produced from 1898 to 1999 containers. The Moss Verft was founded in 1870 and active in shipbuilding until 1987 and was until now one of the largest employers in the community. These areas are now being converted into expensive apartments and post-industrial business. Jeløya today is well known for its beaches, its views, one often approached harbor and famous of Norway's art galleries, Galleri F 15 at Alby.

Gallery

Moss channel

Jeløykirche

Refsnesstrand