Søndermark Cemetery (

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: Søndermark Kirkegård) is a cemetery in the

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district of

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, located on

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, opposite

Solbjerg Park Cemetery Solbjerg Park Cemetery ( da, Solbjerg Parkkirkegård) Is a 19-hectare cemetery in Frederiksberg in the western outskirts of inner Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1865, it is one of three cemeteries in Frederiksberg Municipality Frederiksberg Ko ...

. It is the youngest of the three cemeteries in

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History

The cemetery was designed by the landscape architect

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Chapel and crematorium complex

A competition for a combined crematorium and chapel was held in 1926 and won by Edvard Thomsen and Frits Schlegel. The complex, which in part differs from their winning proposal, was built from 1927 to 1930, and is one of the earliest examples of

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in Denmark. The facade front is decorated with a large relief designed by

Einar Utzon-Frank Aksel (Axel) Einar (Ejnar) Utzon-Frank (30 March 1888 – 15 July 1955) was a Danish sculptor and professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. During his lifetime, he produced many sculptures, some of which stand as public monuments. ...

. The Birkelunden area was inaugurated in 1963.

Søndermark Cemetery today

To the north the cemetery is bound by a brick wall along Roskildevej. A gate opens into an avenue which leads to the chapel in the chapel-crematorium complex. Apart from the Birkelunden area, the layout is traditional and vegetation is kept low.

Interments

* Ove Abildgaard *

Ebba Amfeldt Ebba Amfeldt (21 December 1906 – 1 June 1974) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1946 and 1973. Filmography * '' Mig og mafiaen'' (1973) * '' På'en igen, Amalie'' (1973) * '' Man sku være noget ved musikken'' ( ...

(Birkelunden) * Tove Bang (Birkelunden) *

Aage Bendixen Aage Bendixen (16 June 1887 – 30 December 1973) was a Danish actor. He is best known for his work in short comedy films of the 1920s and 1930s in the Cinema of Denmark. Career He began acting in film in 1919 at the age of 32 in Væddeløberen ...

(Birkelunden) * Jytte Breuning *

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* Gösta Schwarck *

Benjamin Christensen Benjamin Christensen (28 September 1879 – 2 April 1959) was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor, both in film and on the stage. As a director, he is best known for the 1922 film ''Häxan'' (aka ''Witchcraft Through the Ages' ...

(Birkelunden) *

John Christmas Møller Guido Leo John Christmas Møller, usually known as Christmas Møller (3 April 1894 in Copenhagen – 13 April 1948 in Copenhagen) was a Danish politician representing the Conservative People's Party. Life Møller was elected as a Conserva ...

* Jørgen Clevin (Birkelunden) * Lilian Ellis (nedlagt) * Christian Flagstad (Birkelunden) * Erik Frederiksen (Birkelunden) * William Fridericia (Birkelunden) * Flemming Geill *

Astrid Henning-Jensen Astrid Henning-Jensen (born Astrid Smahl; 10 December 1914 – 5 January 2002) was a Danes, Danish film director, actress, editor and screenwriter. Early life Henning-Jensen was born in the Copenhagen district of Frederiksberg in 1914, to pare ...

(Birkelunden) * Bjarne Henning-Jensen (Birkelunden) * Inge Hvid-Møller (Birkelunden) * Else Hvidhøj (Birkelunden) *

Otto Hænning Otto Hænning (19 November 1916 – 7 February 2004) was a Danish composer and guitarist. See also *List of Danish composers A list of notable Danish composers: __NOTOC__ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W ...

* Kjeld Ingrisch (Birkelunden) * Ingeborg Irminger *

Valdemar Irminger Valdemar Heinrich Nicolaus Irminger (29 December 1850 – 10 February 1938) was a Danish painter. Biography Born in Copenhagen, Irminger attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1867 and 1873. He went to Italy on a scholarship from 18 ...

Ellen Jansø Ellen Jansø (2 July 1907 – 30 December 1981) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in twelve films between 1933 and 1951. She was born and died in Denmark. Selected filmography *''Ud i den kolde sne'' (1934) * ''Count Svensson'' (195 ...

* Kai Julian (Birkelunden) *

Preben Kaas Preben Kaas (30 March 1930–27 March 1981) was a Danish comedian, actor, script writer and film director. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1943 and 1980. He received the 1970 Bodil for best actor in a supporting role for his role ...

(Birkelunden) * Ole Kiilerich * Gunnar Lauring (Birkelunden) * Mogens Lind (nedlagt) *

Otto Lington Otto Lington (5 August 1903 - 15 December 1992) was a Danish composer, bandleader and violinist. Lington was a pioneer of jazz and bandleader for Shirley Bassey, Josephine Baker, and Fats Waller among many others. Lington is the grandfather of s ...

(Birkelunden) * Lone Luther (Birkelunden) *

Lis Løwert Lis Løwert (7 December 1919 – 26 November 2009) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 23 films between 1938 and 1971. She was best known for her parts in two TV series: Mrs. Clausen in '' Huset på Christianshavn'' and Violet Vinter ...

Johannes Marott Johannes Marott (14 June 1917 – 21 November 1985) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 19 films between 1949 and 1981. He was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark and died in Denmark. Filmography * ''Kniven i hjertet'' (1981) * '' Alt p� ...

(Birkelunden) *

Ole Monty Ole Monty (22 October 1908 – 24 April 1977) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1937 and 1976. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark. Filmography *'' Flådens blå matroser'' - 1937 *''Under byens ...

(Birkelunden) * Henning Møller * Svend-Erik Nørregaard * Knud Pheiffer * Børge Roger-Henrichsen (Birkelunden) *

Jørgen Roos Jørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese masculine given name cognate to George People with the given name Jørgen * Jørgen Aall (1771–1833), Norwegian ship-owner and politician * Jørgen Andersen (1886–1973), Norwegian gymnast * Jørge ...

* Karl Roos * Noemi Roos * Franz Šedivý * Bodil Steen (Birkelunden) *

Karl Stegger Karl Stegger (11 January 1913, in Aarhus – 13 April 1980, in Frederiksberg) was a Danish actor, who appeared in 157 films which makes him the second-most used Danish film actor after Ove Sprogøe. He mostly appeared in comedy, but also had s ...

(Birkelunden) *

Inger Stender Inger Stender (1912–1989) was a Danish actress of stage, film and television whose sophisticated elegance and classic beauty earned her the description of Denmark's version of Marlene Dietrich. Early life Inger Margueritha Stender was born ...

(Birkelunden) * Elga Olga Svendsen (Birkelunden) * Knud Vad Thomsen (Birkelunden) * Valdemar Vester *

Bjørn Watt Boolsen Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less oft ...

Arne Weel Arne Weel (15 January 1891 – 2 October 1975) was a Danish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1910 and 1967. He also directed films between 1935 and 1950. He was born in Århus, Denmark and died in Denmark. Se ...

(Birkelunden) * Henning Wellejus * Bent Werther (Birkelunden) * Hanne Winther-Jørgensen (Birkelunden) * Inge Østergaard (nedlagt) *

Gwili Andre Gwili Andre (born Gurli Ingeborg Elna Andresen, 4 February 1907 – 5 February 1959) was a Danish model and actress who had a brief career in Hollywood films. (Another source gives her birth date as 4 February 1907.) Early years Born in Freder ...

*Danny Bengtsen

References

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