Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen

Garrison Cemetery (Danish: Garnisons Kirkegård) is a cemetery in Copenhagen, Denmark. 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. Later the cemetery was opened to civilian burials as well.

Garrison Cemetery
Garnisons Kirkegård
Details
Established1664
Location
Østerbro, Copenhagen
CountryDenmark
Sizehectares
Website[garnisonskirkegaard Official web site]
Find a GraveGarrison Cemetery

Garrison Cemetery is an independent cemetery, managed by the parochial church council, placed under the army's highest authority.

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