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Gjerpen Municipality

former municipality in Telemark, Norway
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Summary

Gjerpen Municipality is a former municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of former municipality of norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Telemark[3]
  • Country: Norway[4]
  • Commons category: Gjerpen (former municipality)[5]
  • Inception: January 1, 1838[6]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1964[7]
  • Significant event: boundary change[8]
  • Category for people born here: Q27887144[9]
  • Demonym: gjerpasokning[10]
  • Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Skien[11]
  • Merged into: Skien[12]

Why It Matters

Gjerpen Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . sprakradet.no. Retrieved . sprakradet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Gjerpen Municipality. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gjerpen-municipality
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  1. 2d ago · Bergenga · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia title → Gjerpen Municipality
    Instance of → —
    Commons category → Gjerpen (former municipality)
    Located in → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Commons category: Gjerpen (former municipality)"
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