Nordre Cemetery (Northern Cemetery) is a cemetery in

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, Denmark. It was established in 1876, east of

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and

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by ''Nørrebrogade''. Nordre Cemetery was established from the early 1870s to 1892 and was inaugurated in 1876. The cemetery replaced ''Søndre Kirkegård'' formerly located on the site of the present day city hall. The chapel is architecturally in

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style and was inaugurated in 1880. The chapel was remodelled in 1909 and a crematorium was added in the basement in 1941. Nordre Cemetery has been expanded several times in 1891, 1892, 1899 and 1912. In 1920 it was decided to establish Vestre Kirkegård since Nordre Kirkegård was filling up and the new cemetery was inaugurated 7 years later. Enrico Mylius Dalgas,

Peter Sabroe Peter Sabroe (23 January 1867 – 26 July 1913) was a Danish journalist, politician, and children's rights advocate. Sabroe was born near Silkeborg, but moved to Copenhagen as a 14-year-old to take up an apprenticeship as a shoemaker. He soo ...

, Hans Broge and

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are interred in Nordre Kirkegård.

Graves

Some notable people buried at Nordre Cemetery include: * Hans Broge, merchant and politician (1822-1908) * Enrico Mylius Dalgas, engineer (1828-1894) *

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, architect (1861-1950) *

Carl Hammerich Carl Hammerich (25 April 1888 – 21 March 1945) was a Danish naval officer and Admiral. Hammerich was born in Aarhus, Denmark. He was the son of Louis Hammerich (1859–1931) and Eleonora Liisberg (1866–1961). In 1921, he was married ...

, admiral and naval officer (1888-1945) *

Julius Høegh-Guldberg Julius Høgh-Guldberg (4 April 1779 – November 1861) was a Danish officer, commissioner and politician. He had a long and prominent military career until he retired in 1832 at the rank of colonel. He settled in Aarhus where he became a member ...

, officer, commissioner and politician (1779-1861) *

Hans Peter Ingerslev Hans Peter Ingerslev (3 May 1831 – 20 April 1896) was a Danish politician and minister. He was born in 1831 on Marselisborg Manor in Aarhus, owned by his parents Caspar Peder Rothe Ingerslev and Marie Meulengracht. Hans Peter Ingerslev gradu ...

, politician and minister (1831-1896) * Jørgen Jensen, athlete (1944-2009) *

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, architect (1882-1954) *

Vilhelm Carl Puck Vilhelm is a masculine given name, the Scandinavian form of William and Wilhelm. Notable people with the name include: * Vilhelm Ahlmann (1852-1928), Danish-Swedish architect * Vilhelm Andersen (1864–1953), Danish author, literary historian and ...

(Vilhelm Puck), architect (1844-1926) *

, journalist, politician, and children's rights advocate (1867-1913) *

Ferdinand Salling Ferdinand Christian Salling (10 May 1880 – 22 June 1953) was a Danish merchant and entrepreneur who founded one of the largest warehouse chains and companies in Denmark. Ferdinand Salling founded the Salling warehouse chain and the company tha ...

, merchant and entrepreneur (1880-1953) *

, merchant and director. Son of Ferdinand Salling (1919-2006) *

Svend Unmack Larsen Svend Unmack Larsen (23 September 1893, in Aarhus – 23 March 1965) was a Danish politician for the Social Democratic Party who served as Denmark's Minister of Justice (1939–1940) and was the mayor of Aarhus, Denmark for 13 years (1945 ...

, minister and mayor of Aarhus (1945–1958)

References

External links

{{commons category, Nordre Kirkegård, Aarhus
Official website

Aarhus Encyclopedia
Parks in Aarhus Cemeteries in Denmark 1876 establishments in Denmark