Ordrup Cemetery
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1892 |
| Location | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°43′54″N 12°33′33″E / 55.73167°N 12.55917°E |
| Type | Municipal |
| Owned by | Gentofte Municipality |
| Size | 5.74 hectares |
Ordrup Cemetery (Danish: Ordrup Kirkegård) is a cemetery in Ordrup in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the principal cemetery for the districts of Skovshoved, Ordrup, and Charlottenlund in the parishes of Ordrup and Skovshoved.
History[]
The cemetery was created in 1892. The first burial took place on 22 July 1892. Gudmund Nyeland Brandt was gardener at the cemetery from 1901 to 1927. It was expanded in 1945.
Chapel[]
The chapel was designed by Edvard Thomsen. The relief above the main entrance was created by Einar Utzon-Frank.[1]
Buildings[]
The chapel was designed by Andreas Clemmensen and completed in 1914. It has now been closed due to limited use.
Notable interments[]
- Harald Agersnap
- Hilmar Baunsgaard
- Karina Bell
- Karen Berg
- Elisabeth Bergstrand-Poulsen
- Ester Boserup
- Gudmund Nyeland Brandt
- Viggo Brøndal
- Erik Carlsen
- Carl Henrik Clemmensen
- Ejner Federspiel
- Mogens Fog
- Norman Granz
- Frederik Hegel
- Frits Helmuth
- Osvald Helmuth
- Louis Hjelmslev
- Arne Jacobsen
- Hans Kirk
- Jan Kjærulff
- Ejnar Mikkelsen
- Arvid Müller
- Peder Møller
- Preben Neergaard
- Arthur Nielsen
- Harald Nielsen
- Tove Ólafsson
- Clara Pontoppidan
- Axel Poulsen
- Bjørn Puggaard-Müller
- Poul Reichhardt
- Johan Rohde
- Frits Schlegel
- Svend S. Schultz
- Erik Seidenfaden
- Tøger Seidenfaden
- Jens Søndergaard
- Helle Virkner
- (unknown location)
See also[]
- Ordrup Cemetery
References[]
- ^ "Ordrup Kirkegårdng" (in Danish). Gentofte Municipality. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
Categories:
- Parks and open spaces in Gentofte Municipality
- Cemeteries in Copenhagen
- 1892 establishments in Denmark