Lidingö Cemetery ( sv, Lidingö kyrkogård) is a cemetery located adjacent to Lidingö Church in

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, Sweden. It is centrally located on the island of Lidingö at an elevation adjacent to Kyrkviken's southern shore. South-west of the church is Hersbyholm and south on the other side of Ekholmsnäsvägen is one of Lidingö's well-known townhouse areas, Hersby Gärde.

History

Lidingö Church appears for the first time on a map from 1661. Also marked on the map are some of the farms and dwellings that were on the island at that time. Around the church and the cemetery an arched wall was built in 1755, which is partly preserved. The wreath of lime trees around the oldest part of the cemetery was planted around 1810. The cemetery was expanded south and east in 1854 and was then supplemented with new rows of lime trees. The cemetery continued to expand in turns both south and east in 1905 and in 1909. Then the so-called ''Kyrkbacken'' was added. From 1945 to 1952, the areas called ''Bakom kolumbariet'' ("Behind the Columbarium"), ''De övre terrasserna'' ("The Upper Terraces") and ''Halvmånen'' ("The Crescent") were built. All are located south of the columbarium. In 1952, the newer parts of the cemetery and the columbarium were inaugurated. In 1964, the first stage of the ''Åsen'' area was built, designed by Inger Wedborn. In 1965 the ''Nedanför kranskullen'' area was designed by Inger Wedborn. Wedborn also drew up the basic proposals for the continued eastward expansion, which for some reason later changed. The areas east and north were inaugurated in turns during the 1970s and 1980s. The memorial grove in the middle of the cemetery was built in 1974 and was adorned with the statue ''Ängel'' ("Angel") by Carl Milles in 1999. The most recently added areas are the ''Vilokullen'' and the block north of ''Norra gångsvägen'' towards Kyrkviken. These were inaugurated during the 1990s and 2000s.

Notable burials

* Hans Alfredson *

Gert Bonnier Gert Bonnier (1890 – 1961) was a Swedish geneticist and ''Drosophila'' researcher. He was a professor in the zoology department at Stockholm College. Family life A member of the Bonnier family, Bonnier was the third of four sons of Karl Otto Bo ...

* Joakim Bonnier *

Irja Browallius Irja Agnes Browallius (13 October 1901 – 9 December 1968) was a Swedish teacher, novelist and short story writer. She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1962. Personal life Browallius was born in Helsinki on 13 October 1901, a daughter of actor ...

* Gustaf Dalén * Tage Danielsson *

Siri Derkert Siri Karin Derkert (30August 188828April 1973) was a Swedish artist and sculptor. She was also a strong advocate for peace, feminism and environmental issues. Life and education Derkert was born on 30August 1888 in the parish of Adolf Fredrik ...

Thore Ehrling Thore Ehrling (December 29, 1912, Stockholm - October 21, 1994, Stockholm) was a Swedish trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, who led jazz and popular music ensembles. Ehrling played with Frank Vernon's ensemble from 1930 to 1934, and concomitant ...

Jarl Hjalmarson Jarl Harald Hjalmarson (15 June 1904 – 26 November 1993) was the leader of the conservative Swedish Rightist Party (''Högerpartiet''), today known as the Moderate Party, between 1950 and 1961. Born in Helsingborg, he was considered as a ...

Ernst-Hugo Järegård Ernst-Hugo Alfred Järegård (12 December 1928 – 6 September 1998) was a Swedish actor. Biography Järegård was born in Ystad. He received his acting training at Malmö City Theatre. From 1962 he was an actor in Sweden's prominent Royal ...

* Anna Lang *

Ingrid Lang-Fagerström Ingrid Lang-Fagerström (1897–1990) was a Swedish harpist at the royal chapel in Stockholm. Life and work Ingrid was born 6 March 1897 in Stockholm to the classical harpists Anna Lang and Josef Lang who were both employed with Kungliga Hovka ...

* Pär Lagerkvist * Bertil Malmberg *

Jan Olof Olsson Jan Olof Lennart Olsson (pen name Jolo) (31 March 1920 Stockholm, Sweden — 30 April 1974, Hjärnarp, Skåne) was a popular Swedish writer and a journalist for the Swedish newspaper ''Dagens Nyheter'' where he elevated the short sketch to an art. ...

* Agneta Prytz * Povel Ramel * Birgitta Valberg * Paul Petter Waldenström *

Stig Westerberg Stig Evald Börje Westerberg (26 November 1918 – 1 July 1999) was a Swedish conductor and pianist, whose career was based mostly in his home country.Karlsson H. "Stig Westerberg". In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', 2nd edit ...

* Gerald Mohr

Gallery, gravestones

File:Gert o Joakim Bonnier. Lidingö.JPG,

Joakim Bonnier File:Irja Browallius, Lidingö kg.JPG,

File:Gustaf_Dalens_grav.JPG, Gustaf Dalén File:Tage Danielsson. Lidingö kg.JPG, Tage Danielsson File:Thore Ehrling. Lidingö kg.JPG,

File:Gösta Folke o Agneta Prytz. Lidingö kg.JPG, Gösta Folke
Agneta Prytz File:Ernst-Hugo Järegård. Lidingö kg.JPG,

File:Pär Lagerkvist. Lidingö kg.JPG, Pär Lagerkvist File:Bertil Malmberg. Lidingö kg.JPG, Bertil Malmberg File:Carl Richard Nyberg (1858-1939) Lidingö kg.JPG,

Carl Richard Nyberg Carl Richard Nyberg (28 May 1858 – 25 March 1939) was a Swedish inventor and industrialist. Nyberg was a pioneer in mechanical engineering. He received a patent for a blow lamp and was an aviation pioneer. Biography Nyberg was born at Arboga ...

File:Povel Ramels grav.JPG, Povel Ramel File:Paul Petter Waldenström, Lidingö kg.JPG, Paul Petter Waldenström

References

External links

Lidingö Parish website
{{lang in, sv Lidingö Municipality Cemeteries in Sweden Buildings and structures in Stockholm County

History

Notable burials

Gallery, gravestones

See also

References

External links