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Gjerpen is a former township which is now part of the municipality of Skien, in Telemark county, Norway. ==Location== The parish of Gjerpen was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 4,381. Gjerpen was located east of the city of Skien. It encompassed districts such as Borgestad, Bøle, Gulset and Luksefjell. On 1 July 1916 an area with roughly 1,332 inhabitants was moved to Skien, and on 1 July 1920 an area with 437 inhabitants was moved to Porsgrunn. On 1 January 1964 the rest of Gjerpen was incorporated into Skien, along with Solum and the district Valebø. Prior to the merger Gjerpen had a population of 15,300. The current district of Gjerpen constitute only a small part of the former Gjerpen municipality. ==Etymology== The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Gjerpen (Old Norse ''Gerpin'', from '' *Garpvin''), since the first church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is ''vin'' f 'meadow'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gjerpen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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