Skogskyrkogården

Skogskyrkogården is a cemetery in Jönköping socken, Jönköpings Sofia, Jönköping County. Skogskyrkogården is situated nearby to the chapel Skogskapellet, as well as near Ljungarum School F-6.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gräshagen Church and Råslätt Church.

Gräshagen Church

Church

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The Gräshagen Church is a church building at Gräshagen in Jönköping, Sweden. Belonging to the Jönköping Sofia-Järstorp Parish of the Church of Sweden, it was opened on 1 December 1962. Gräshagen Church is situated 1¼ km northwest of Skogskyrkogården.

Råslätt Church

Church

Råslätt Church is a church building at Råslätt in Jönköping in Sweden. Belonging to the Kristina-Ljungarum of the Church of Sweden, it is dated back to the 1970s, and the architect was Per Rudenstam. Råslätt Church is situated 1½ km south of Skogskyrkogården.

Ljungarum Church

Church

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Ljungarum Church is a church building in Jönköping in Sweden. It belongs to Jönköping Christina-Ljungarum Parish of the Church of Sweden. The building dates back to the 13th century. Ljungarum Church is situated 1½ km east of Skogskyrkogården.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jönköping and Ekhagen.

Jönköping

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Jönköping is by many Swedes referred to as the Jerusalem of Sweden - this is due to the town's many churches. The city is on the southern end of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern.

Ekhagen

Suburb

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Ekhagen is a suburb, which is situated 5 km northeast of Skogskyrkogården.

Odensjö

Village

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Odensjö is a locality situated in Jönköping Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 2,495 inhabitants in 2010. Odensjö is situated 6 km south of Skogskyrkogården.

Skogskyrkogården

Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Jönköping, Sweden
Categories: architectural ensemble and burial
Location: Jönköping socken, Jönköpings Sofia, Jönköping Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.75479° or 57° 45′ 17″ north

Longitude

14.14767° or 14° 8′ 52″ east

Open location code

9F9PQ43X+W3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 134319289

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata ID

Q10670372

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In Other Languages

From French to Swedish—“Skogskyrkogården” goes by many names.

French: “cimetière boisé de Jönköping”
French: “Cimetière boisé de Jönköping”
Swedish: “Jönköpings skogskyrkogård”
Swedish: “Skogskyrkogården, Jönköping”
Swedish: “Skogskyrkogården”

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