Norra begravningsplatsen

Norra begravningsplatsen
Northern Chapel at Norra begravningsplatsen.
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Details
Established9 June 1827[1]
Location
CountrySweden
Coordinates59°21′24″N 18°1′9″E / 59.35667°N 18.01917°E / 59.35667; 18.01917
Size62 hectare[1]
No. of graves33,000[1]
Find a GraveNorra begravningsplatsen
Tomb of Alfred Nobel
Grave of August Strindberg
Prince Oscar Bernadotte's family tomb, where Folke Bernadotte is also interred.

Norra begravningsplatsen, literally "The Northern Burial Place" in Swedish, is a major cemetery of the Stockholm urban area, located in Solna Municipality. Inaugurated on 9 June 1827, it is the burial site for a number of Swedish notables.

The largest part of the cemetery is managed by Stockholm municipality, despite being located in the neighbouring municipality of Solna. The site also has a Catholic and a Jewish burial ground with their own administrators. The Catholic burial ground was established in 1847 to the north of the oldest part of the cemetery and next to the Catholic part is the Jewish burial ground, which was established in 1857. The Catholic and Jewish burial grounds also have chapels.

Notable interments

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Nobel Laureates

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Political Figures and Diplomats

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Explorers and Adventurers

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Writers and Literary Figures

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Actors, Actresses, and Film Directors

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Musicians, Composers, and Entertainers

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Visual Artists and Sculptors

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Industrialists and Inventors

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  • Ivar Kreuger (1880–1932), industrialist and financier
  • Alfred Nobel (1833–1896), inventor and founder of the Nobel Prize

Architects and Engineers

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Scientists and Mathematicians

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Advocates for Social and Women's Rights

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Military and Nobility

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Athletes

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Business Figures

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Norra begravningsplatsen" [Northern Cemetery]. www.stockholm.se (in Swedish). City of Stockholm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Tripod with Lid". Swedish Museum. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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