Greyfriars Cemetery
Greyfriars Cemetery is located close to the Railway Station in central Roskilde, Denmark. It has a park-like setting. The cemetery's history as a burial site can be traced back to the middle of the 13th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ramblersen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: grave yard in Roskilde
- Also known as: “Greyfriars Cemetery, Roskilde”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roskilde railway station and Roskilde Cathedral.
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 120 metres south of Greyfriars Cemetery.
Roskilde Cathedral
Church
Photo: CucombreLibre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 540 metres northwest of Greyfriars Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roskilde and Musicon.
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.
Musicon
Suburb
Musicon is a district of the city of Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand. It is being developed south of Roskilde railway station in an area of 250,000 m2 where a cement factory once stood. Roskilde Municipality is developing a new district centred on creative cultural associations and institutions.
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.
Greyfriars Cemetery
- Categories: churchyard and burial
- Location: Roskilde Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.63958° or 55° 38′ 23″ northLongitude
12.08711° or 12° 5′ 14″ eastOpen location code
9F7JJ3QP+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 4333069OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q20015991
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Greyfriars Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Gråbrødre Kirkegård”
- Swedish: “Gråbrødre kyrkogård”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Greyfriars Cemetery”. Photo: Ramblersen, CC BY-SA 4.0.