Østre Kirkegård

Østre Kirkegård is a cemetery in Roskilde Municipality, Region Zealand. Østre Kirkegård is situated near the shopping center Ro’s Torv, as well as near the movie theater Kino.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Roskilde Cathedral and Viking Ship Museum.

Roskilde Cathedral

Church

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Roskilde Cathedral, in the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Denmark. The cathedral is one of the most important churches in Denmark, and the official royal burial church of the Danish monarchs. Roskilde Cathedral is situated 1¼ km west of Østre Kirkegård.

Viking Ship Museum

Museum

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The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde is Denmark's national ship museum for ships of the prehistoric and medieval period. The main focus of the museum is a permanent exhibition of the Skuldelev ships, five original Viking ships excavated nearby in 1962. Viking Ship Museum is situated 1¼ km northwest of Østre Kirkegård.

Roskilde railway station

Railway station

Photo: Slaunger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Roskilde Station is the principal railway station serving the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand, Denmark. It is located in central Roskilde, on the southeastern edge of the historic town centre, and lies immediately adjacent to the Roskilde bus station. Roskilde railway station is situated 1 km southwest of Østre Kirkegård.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roskilde and Himmelev.

Roskilde

Photo: Esther Westerveld, CC BY 2.0.

Roskilde is in West Zealand, Denmark, 35 km west of Copenhagen. Roskilde is an ancient city dating from the Viking age. The most important historical sights are the Viking Museum and Roskilde Cathedral, World Heritage site.

Himmelev

Suburb

Himmelev is a largely residential area in the municipality of Roskilde in Denmark and is contiguous with Roskilde. The population in the parish is around 14,000.

Sankt Jørgensbjerg

Neighborhood

Sankt Jørgensbjerg is a district of Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand. Initially a fishing village in its own right with a history dating to the Viking Age, it became part of Roskilde in 1938. Today it has become the most desirable district in the city.

Østre Kirkegård

Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark
Category: burial
Location: Roskilde Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.64417° or 55° 38′ 39″ north

Longitude

12.09844° or 12° 5′ 54″ east

Open location code

9F7JJ3VX+M9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4326546

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata ID

Q116959830

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Slovenian—“Østre Kirkegård” goes by many names.

Danish: “Østre Kirkegård”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Østre Kirkegård”
Slovenian: “Østre Kirkegård”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ro’s Torv and Kino Ro’s Torv.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Roskilde Private Skole and Apoteket ROs Torv.

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