Cementerio del Norte is the largest cemetery in
Montevideo
Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
,
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
, and also the largest green park area of the city. It is located in the ''barrio'' of
Casavalle in the northern-central part of the city, about 7 kilometres from the centre. To the southwest is
Parque Luis Rivero and the ''barrio'' of
Aires Puros
Aires Puros is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Location
It borders Lavalleja, Montevideo, Lavalleja and Paso de las Duranas to the northwest, Casavalle to the northeast, Cerrito, Montevideo, Cerrito and Brazo Ori ...
. The ''barrio'' of
Las Acacias lies to the east.
History
The cemetery was established in 1929.
Germans who were killed in battle at sea during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
are buried in the cemetery.
Description
The cemetery is noted for its circular "coiled" system of grave alignment in the large expanse to the north of the site. There is however a regular burial ground to the southwest of this circular patterned main site.
References
External links
Cementerio del Norte- data
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Cemeteries in Montevideo
1929 establishments in Uruguay