Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen

Garrison Cemetery is a cemetery in , . It was inaugurated in 1671 on a site just outside the Eastern City Gate, as a military cemetery complementing the naval Holmens Cemetery which had been inaugurated a few years earlier on a neighbouring site.
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: 4909@sogn.dk
  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Garnison Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National art museum Copenhagen and Parken Stadium.

Museum
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The National Gallery of Denmark is the Danish national gallery, located in the centre of . The museum collects, registers, maintains, researches and handles Danish and foreign art dating from the 14th century to the present day. is situated 770 metres southwest of Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen.

Stadium
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Parken is a in the district of , Denmark, built from 1990 to 1992. The stadium, which features a retractable roof, currently has a capacity of 38,190 for football games, and is the home of F.C. is situated 1 km northwest of Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen.

Railway station
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Østerport station is a metro, S-train and main line railway station in , . It is located between the districts of and , and is named for the historic Østerport , near the original location of which it is located. is situated 400 metres southeast of Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nyboder and Østerbro.

Quarter
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is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in , . It was planned and first built by Christian IV to accommodate a need for housing for the personnel of the rapidly growing Royal Danish Navy and their families during that time.

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is a mainly residential district of , just north of the . With its quiet cobblestone and tree lined streets, and its excellent shopping and cafe life, it makes for a good excursion from the downtown area.

Neighborhood
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, was one of the administrative, statistical, and tax city districts comprising the , . It lay on the eastern edge of the municipality.

Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen

Latitude
55.69509° or 55° 41′ 42″ north
Longitude
12.5834° or 12° 35′ 0″ east
Named after
Garrison Church
Open location code
9F7JMHWM+29
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4235354
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q5523701
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Гарнізонныя могілкі”
  • Catalan: “Cementiri Garnison”
  • Czech: “Garnisonský hřbitov”
  • Danish: “Garnisons Kirkegård”
  • Danish: “Garnisons”
  • Dutch: “Garnisons kerkhof”
  • French: “cimetière des Garnisons”
  • French: “Cimetière des Garnisons”
  • German: “Garnisons Kirkegård Kopenhagen”
  • German: “Garnisonsfriedhof”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Garnisons kirkegård”
  • Norwegian: “Garnisons Kirkegård”
  • Russian: “Гарнизонное кладбище”
  • Swedish: “Garnisons Kirkegård”
  • Ukrainian: “Гарнізонне кладовище”
  • “Garnisons Kirkegård”

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