St. Oluf’s Cemetery
St. Oluf Cemetery is a small public park and historic site in central Aarhus, Denmark. The park is situated by the coast in the city center of Midtbyen, in the Latin Quarter, bounded by the streets of Kystvejen and St.Photo: Gardar Rurak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Park
- Description: small park in Aarhus
- Also known as: “Sankt Olufs Kirkegård” and “St. Olufs Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gender Museum Denmark and Cathedral.
Gender Museum Denmark
Museum
Photo: Nico-dk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
KØN - Gender Museum Denmark, formerly Kvindemuseet, is a history museum in Aarhus, Denmark focused on the cultural history of gender and sexuality in Denmark. Gender Museum Denmark is situated 160 metres southwest of St. Oluf’s Cemetery.
Cathedral
Church
Photo: Villy Fink Isaksen, Public domain.
Aarhus Cathedral is a cathedral in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the longest and tallest church in the country, at 93 m in length and 96 m in height. The construction of Aarhus Cathedral began in the 12th century and it is the main edifice of the diocese of Aarhus for the Church of Denmark, dedicated to the patron saint of sailors, St Clemens. Cathedral is situated 220 metres southwest of St. Oluf’s Cemetery.
Occupation Museum
Museum
Photo: Villy Fink Isaksen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Occupation Museum in Aarhus, Denmark is a history museum dedicated to the history of Aarhus during the German occupation in the Second World War. The museum focuses on the major events of the war in Aarhus, especially the Aarhus Air Raid, the 1944 explosion in the Port of Aarhus, the activities of the prolific informant Grethe Bartram, and the resistance movement in general. Occupation Museum is situated 140 metres southwest of St. Oluf’s Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Latin Quarter and Nørre Stenbro.
Latin Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: RhinoMind, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Latin Quarter in Aarhus is the oldest part of the city and is itself part of the inner city. The quarter comprise the streets of Badstuegade, Klostergade, Volden, Studsgade, Borggade, Rosensgade, Mejlgade and Graven, with Pustervig Torv as the main square.
Nørre Stenbro
Neighborhood
Photo: Nico-dk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nørre Stenbro is a small neighborhood in the city of Aarhus, Denmark home to some 3,000 residents. The neighborhood is part of the Aarhus C district and borders the neighborhoods of Indre By south and west, Aarhus Docklands in the east and Trøjborg north.
Midtbyen
Neighborhood
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Midtbyen, also known as Aarhus Center or City, is the inner part of Aarhus. Midtbyen is part of district Aarhus C, mainly with postal code 8000, together with Vesterbro, Nørre Stenbro Trøjborg and Frederiksbjerg and has a population of around 90000.
St. Oluf’s Cemetery
- Categories: former church building, cemetery, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Aarhus Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.15841° or 56° 9′ 30″ northLongitude
10.21289° or 10° 12′ 46″ eastNamed after
St. Olufs CemeteryOpen location code
9F8G5657+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 34569790OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q25044215
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“St. Oluf’s Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Sankt Olufs Kirke”
- Danish: “Skt. Olufs kirkegård”
- German: “Kirchof St. Oluf”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sankt Olufs Kirke”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sankt Olufs Kirke and Ris Ras Filliongongong.
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