Gjerpen
Gjerpen is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 381-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Skien Municipality.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: former municipality in Telemark, Norway
- Also known as: “Gjerpen Municipality”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Børsesjø and Skien Church.
Skien Church
Church
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Skien Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Skien. It is the church for the Skien parish which is part of the Skien prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Skien Church is situated 3½ km southwest of Gjerpen.
Ibsenhuset
Theater building
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Ibsenhuset is a Norwegian cultural centre in the city of Skien, Telemark county. The building houses several facilities for concerts, theater performances, opera, exhibits, conferences, courses, meetings and other events. Ibsenhuset is situated 4 km southwest of Gjerpen.
Gjerpen
- Categories: former municipality of Norway and religion
- Location: Skien, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Gjerpen” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Gjerpen”
- Danish: “Gjerpen Kommune”
- Dutch: “Gjerpen”
- French: “Gjerpen”
- Galician: “Concello de Gjerpen”
- German: “Gjerpen”
- Irish: “Gjerpen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gjerpen kommune”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gjerpen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gjerpen kommune”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gjerpen”
- Norwegian: “Gjerpen”
- Romanian: “Comuna Gjerpen”
- Russian: “Йерпен”
- Swedish: “Gjerpens kommun”
- Turkish: “Gjerpen”
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