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Nørrebro

Assistens Cemetery

Assistens Cemetery in , , is the burial site of many Danish notables as well as an important greenspace in the district. Inaugurated in 1760, it was originally a burial site for the poor laid out to relieve the crowded graveyards…
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  • Opening hours:
    April—September: 7:00 AM—10:00 PM
    October—March: 7:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Assistens Kirkegård”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hans Tavsens Park and Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Park
Photo: Ramblersen2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a public park located adjacent to Hans Tavsens Gade and Assistens Cemetery in the district of , . is situated 210 metres southwest of Assistens Cemetery.

Government office
The is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. is situated 1½ km northeast of Assistens Cemetery.

Arts center
Photo: Dannebrog Spy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an arts center, which is situated 380 metres east of Assistens Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nuuks Plads and Nørrebro.

Locality
Photo: Dannebrog Spy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality.

Photo: Elgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an inner district of and perhaps the most multicultural part of the city. A prime cross-section of contemporary Danish society is on offer here, ranging from boutique shopping to grand middle-class areas through to areas revitalised by immigration.

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of and forms the moderate conurbation that one million Danes call home. It is big enough to form a small Danish metropolis, with shopping, culture and nightlife par excellence, yet small enough still to feel intimate and be safe.

Assistens Cemetery

Latitude
55.69079° or 55° 41′ 27″ north
Longitude
12.5496° or 12° 32′ 59″ east
Open location code
9F7JMGRX+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 3099111
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q742670
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Assistens Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ասիստենս գերեզմանատուն”
  • Belarusian: “Асыстэнс”
  • Belarusian: “могілкі Асістэнс”
  • Belarusian: “Могілкі Асыстэнс”
  • Catalan: “Assistens Kirkegård”
  • Catalan: “Cementiri Assistens”
  • Chinese: “协助公墓”
  • Chinese: “阿西斯滕斯公墓”
  • Czech: “Pomocný hřbitov”
  • Danish: “Assistens kirkegård”
  • Danish: “Assistens Kirkegård”
  • Danish: “Assistentens Kirkegård”
  • Dutch: “Assistens Kirkegård”
  • Esperanto: “Asista Tombejo de Kopenhago”
  • Estonian: “Assistensi kalmistu”
  • Estonian: “Assistensi surnuead”
  • Finnish: “Assistens-hautausmaa”
  • Finnish: “Assistensin hautausmaa”
  • French: “Cimetiere Assistens”
  • French: “cimetière Assistens”
  • French: “Cimetière Assistens”
  • Galician: “Assistens Kirkegård”
  • Georgian: “ასისტენსის სასაფლაო”
  • German: “Assistens Friedhof”
  • German: “Assistens Kirkegård”
  • German: “Assistens-Friedhof”
  • German: “Assistens”
  • German: “Assistenzfriedhof”
  • Greek: “Κοιμητήριο Άσιστενς”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות אסיסטנס”
  • Hungarian: “Assistens-temető, Koppenhága”
  • Icelandic: “Assisstenskirkjugarðurinn í Kaupmannahöfn”
  • Irish: “Reilig Assistens”
  • Italian: “Assistens Kirkegård”
  • Japanese: “アシステンス教会墓地”
  • Macedonian: “Гробишта „Асистенс“”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Assistens Kirkegård”
  • Norwegian: “Assistens Kirkegård”
  • Persian: “گورستان اسیستنس”
  • Portuguese: “Cemitério Assistens”
  • Romanian: “cimitirul Assistens”
  • Russian: “кладбище Ассистенс”
  • Russian: “Кладбище Ассистенс”
  • Scots: “Assistens Cemetery”
  • Slovenian: “Assistens Kirkegård”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio Assistens”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio de Assistens”
  • Swedish: “Assistens Kirkegaard”
  • Swedish: “Assistens Kirkegård, Köpenhamn”
  • Swedish: “Assistens Kirkegård”
  • Swedish: “Assistenskyrkogården”
  • Tatar: “Ассистенс зираты”
  • Ukrainian: “Кладовище Асистенс”
  • Vietnamese: “Nghĩa trang Assistens”
  • Welsh: “Mynwent Assistens”

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