 Gjerpen Church ("Gjerpen Kirke") is one of the oldest churches in Norway, dating from around the year 1150.Vidkun Quisling was buried in the Gjerpen cemetery.Mæla Manor ("Mæla gård i Gjerpen") was the residence of merchant Diderich von Cappelen (1734–1794) and his first wife Petronelle Pedersdatter Juel (1737–1785).