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Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen

January 01, 1970

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.

History edit

Originally named Soldaterkirkegården (Soldiers' Cemetery), Garrison Cemetery was founded by a decree from King Frederick III and laid out in 1664 on a site outside the Bastioned Fortifications, next to the main road leading in and out of the Eastern City Gate and opposite the naval Holmens Cemetery which was laid out around the same time. Burials began the same year but the site, former marshland, was rather unsuitable for the purpose since ground water levels made it hard to bury the bodies in sufficiently deep grounds. In 1671, some improvements were made when the site was enclosed by pallisades and ditches and the cemetery was officially inaugurated on 13 July 1671.[1]

 
Detail from old map showing the location of Garrison Cemetery outside the Eastern City Gate

During the first decades, the cemetery remained relatively little used. In 1706, the Garrison Church was built on Sankt Annæ Plads. and in 1723 the Soldiers' Cemetery received its current name.

In 1711, Copenhagen was struck by an outbreak of plague which killed an estimated 23,000 citizens. In a move to control disease, the authorities provided that all victims of the plague, within 24 hours and without a ceremony, had to be buried at Garrison Cemetery or a Municipal Plague Cemetery which was set up next to it. In 1720, Garrison Cemetery was officially opened to civilian burials.

The cemetery was neglected and gradually fell into disrepair. In 1812 it was renovated and from then on began to attract more prominent citizens.

Garrison Cemetery today edit

One of the many characteristics of the cemetery, are the many old graves, still owned by families, and war-monuments of fallen in the wars 1848–1850 and 1864.

Interments edit

The cemetery contains one Commonwealth war grave of World War II, a Danish officer of the British Royal Army Service Corps.[2] Danish-born British Army Brigadier Percy Hansen, a Victoria Cross recipient, is also buried here.

References edit

  1. ^ "History". Garnisons Kirkegård. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  2. ^ [1] CWGC Casualty Record.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garnisons Kirkegård.
  • Official website
  • Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen at Find a Grave  
  • CWGC: Copenhagen (Garnisons) Cemetery

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January 01, 1970
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Eastern City Gate and opposite the naval Holmens Cemetery which was laid out around the same time Burials began the same year but the site former marshland was rather unsuitable for the purpose since ground water levels made it hard to bury the bodies in sufficiently deep grounds In 1671 some improvements were made when the site was enclosed by pallisades and ditches and the cemetery was officially inaugurated on 13 July 1671 1 nbsp Detail from old map showing the location of Garrison Cemetery outside the Eastern City Gate During the first decades the cemetery remained relatively little used In 1706 the Garrison Church was built on Sankt Annae Plads and in 1723 the Soldiers Cemetery received its current name In 1711 Copenhagen was struck by an outbreak of plague which killed an estimated 23 000 citizens In a move to control disease the authorities provided that all victims of the plague within 24 hours and without a ceremony had to be buried at Garrison Cemetery or a Municipal Plague Cemetery which was set up next to it In 1720 Garrison Cemetery was officially opened to civilian burials The cemetery was neglected and gradually fell into disrepair In 1812 it was renovated and from then on began to attract more prominent citizens Garrison Cemetery today editOne of the many characteristics of the cemetery are the many old graves still owned by families and war monuments of fallen in the wars 1848 1850 and 1864 Interments editNiels Andersen 1835 1911 Christian Henrik Arendrup Erni Arneson Ferdinand Bauditz Gustav Bauditz Peter Bauditz Sten Baadsgaard Hans Bendix Carl Bernhard Johannes Bjerg Fredbjorn Bjornsson Nicolai Gottlieb Blaedel Caspar Leuning Borch Valborg Borchsenius Poul Borum Caspar Johannes Boye Else Brems Mogens Brems Erik Bogh Georg Carstensen Georg Christensen Inger Christensen Walter Christmas Flemming Dahl Benthe Frederikke Rafsted Dannemand John Davidsen Anton Dorph Frederik Dreyer Ernst Eberlein William Falck J S Fibiger Johannes Fibiger J F Fischer 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Edvard Rambusch Kirsten Rolffes Thomas Rosenberg Tutta Rosenberg Olaf Rye Sophus Schack Ole Scherfig August Schiott Alfred Schmidt Svenn Seehusen Jorgen Selchau Flemming Skov Jorgen Sperling C F Sorensen August Saabye Hans Nicolai Thestrup Knud Thestrup C F Thomsen Christian Frederik Thorin Carl Thrane A F Tscherning Mona Vangsaae Jens Vige Emilie Walbom Soffy Walleen Per Wiking Hans Wright The cemetery contains one Commonwealth war grave of World War II a Danish officer of the British Royal Army Service Corps 2 Danish born British Army Brigadier Percy Hansen a Victoria Cross recipient is also buried here References edit History Garnisons Kirkegard Retrieved 16 December 2010 1 CWGC Casualty Record External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garnisons Kirkegard Official website Garrison Cemetery Copenhagen at Find a Grave nbsp CWGC Copenhagen Garnisons Cemetery 55 41 42 N 12 35 02 E 55 69500 N 12 58389 E 55 69500 12 58389 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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