Nordre gravlund

Chapel at Nordre gravlund

NKP Minnesbauta
sculpture by Odd Hilt

Sørgende kvinne
sculpture by Gustav Lærum

Nordre Gravlund is a cemetery located between Ullevål University Hospital and the district of Sagene in Oslo, Norway.^[1]

History[]

The cemetery was first established on the site in 1884. The cemetery has been expanding several times and now has an area of 16 hectares. There is a smaller chapel at the main entrance. Near the chapel is a memorial (NKP Minnesbauta) dedicated to the 23 members of the central committee of the Norwegian Communist Party who were killed during World War II. It was designed by sculptor Odd Hilt. The grave site for members of the Martinsen family contains the sculpture "Mourning Woman" (Sørgende kvinne) by sculptor Gustav Lærum.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Notable burials[]

References[]

^ "Nordre gravlund". Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ "Nordre gravlund". Oslo kommune. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ Øivind Storm Bjerke. "Odd Hilt". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ Sonja Hagemann. "Gustav Lærum". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

External links[]

Arc! article (in Norwegian)
"Fra innvielsen av NKP-monumentet" – article in Friheten (in Norwegian)
Nordre gravlund at Find a Grave

Coordinates: 59°56′19″N 10°44′46″E / 59.93861°N 10.74611°E / 59.93861; 10.74611

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[1] "Nordre gravlund". Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[2] "Nordre gravlund". Oslo kommune. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[3] Øivind Storm Bjerke. "Odd Hilt". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[4] Sonja Hagemann. "Gustav Lærum". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

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