Gjerpen Municipality
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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. The admi
View of the local Gjerpen Church
Mæla Gård in Gjerpen
Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen
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Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen was a Norwegian businessman, ship owner and timber merchant.
Gjerpen Municipality
…of merchant Diderich von Cappelen (1734–1794) and his first wife Petronelle Pedersdatter Juel (1737–1785). It was the childhood home of their sons Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen, Diderik von Cappelen, and Peder von Cappelen. The former manor house is now operated as an auction facility (Nye Store Mæla Gård Auktion). Fossum…
Silhouette of Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen from around 1790.