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Östra kyrkogården is a cemetery in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located in the parish of Örgryte, in the [[Diocese of Gothenburg]]. With its area of 25.3 hectares, and its nearly 18,000 graves, it is the third largest graveyard in the city. Including the urns, it is estimated to be the resting place of 150,000 people.<ref name="junfors">{{cite news|last=Junfors|first=Håkan|title=Ny plats för vila på Östra kyrkogården|newspaper=Tidningen Öster|date=23-29 May 2009|pages=4|language=Swedish}}</ref> The cemetery houses the graves of many notable citizens of Gothenburg, whose work and donations helped shape the city.<ref name="Berg">{{cite book|title=Kyrkogårdarna i Göteborg|year=2008|publisher=Svenska kyrkan i Göteborg: kyrkoförvaltningen|author=Karl-Olof Berg, Ann-Christin Johansson, Lena Emanuelson|page=9|language=Swedish}}</ref> Many of their tombstones and monuments are stately works of art.
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'''Östra kyrkogården''' (English: ''Eastern cemetery'') is a cemetery in [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]. It is located in the parish of [[Örgryte]], in the [[Diocese of Gothenburg]]. With an area of {{convert|25.3|ha}}, and nearly 18,000 graves, it is the third largest graveyard in the city. Including the urns, it is estimated to be the resting place of 150,000 people.<ref name="junfors">{{cite news|last=Junfors|first=Håkan|title=Ny plats för vila på Östra kyrkogården|newspaper=Tidningen Öster|date=29 May 2009|pages=4|language=Swedish}}</ref> The cemetery houses the graves of many notable citizens of Gothenburg, whose work and donations helped shape the city.<ref name="Berg">{{cite book|title=Kyrkogårdarna i Göteborg|year=2008|publisher=Svenska kyrkan i Göteborg: kyrkoförvaltningen|author1=Karl-Olof Berg |author2=Ann-Christin Johansson |author3=Lena Emanuelson |page=9|language=Swedish}}</ref> Many of their tombstones and monuments are stately works of art.


A Jewish burial site is located at the southern end of the cemetery.
A Jewish burial site is located at the southern end of the cemetery.


==History==
==History==
The land for the cemetery was bought for 60,000 [[Swedish riksdaler|riksdaler]] from the owner of the [[Bagaregården]] estate. The cemetery was designed by architect J. H. Strömberg and inaugurated November 16, 1860, under the name ''Begravningsplatsen'' ("The Burial Place"), and the first burial took place February 27, 1861. During the first year of operation, 348 adults and 648 children were buried there, as measles and diphtheria were raging in the city.
The land for the cemetery was bought for 60,000 [[Swedish riksdaler|riksdaler]] from the owner of the [[Bagaregården]] estate. The cemetery was designed by architect J. H. Strömberg and inaugurated on 16 November 1860 by [[Dean (Christianity)|dean]] [[Peter Wieselgren]] under the name ''Begravningsplatsen'' ("The Burial Place"). The first burial took place on 27 February 1861; a twenty-year old young man named Frans Ludvig Moberg. During the first year of operation, 348 adults and 648 children were buried there, as [[measles]] and [[diphtheria]] were raging in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Cultural historical inventory of Gothenburg cemeteries (in Swedish)|url= https://samlingar.goteborgsstadsmuseum.se/carlotta/web/image/blob/1147109/Kyrkogårdsrapport%206.pdf|access-date=2023-09-25}}</ref>


In 1890, the first [[crematory]] in Gothenburg was opened, designed by Swedish architect [[Hans Hedlund]]. It burned down on 23 December 1920, but was rebuilt.<ref>{{cite book | title=Göteborgsbilder 1850–1950 | author=Lignell, Harald | year=1952 | publisher=Nordisk Litteratur | location=Göteborg | pages=447}}</ref> However, it was closed in 1951, and its functions were taken over by the crematory in the nearby district of Kviberg.<ref name="svkyrk">{{cite web|title=Östra kyrkogården|url=http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/default.aspx?id=655282|publisher=The Church of Sweden|accessdate=30 December 2010}}</ref>
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==Notable people buried at Östra kyrkogården==

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[[File:Östra kyrkogården i Göteborg, den 17 aug 2006, Viktor Rydbergs grav, bild 2.JPG|thumb|The tombstone of [[Viktor Rydberg]].]]
==Notable interments==
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* [[Ivar Arosenius]], painter
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[[File:Östra kyrkogården i Göteborg, den 17 aug 2006, Viktor Rydbergs grav, bild 2.JPG|thumb|The tombstone of [[Viktor Rydberg]]]]
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* [[Karin Boye]], poet
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* [[Ivar Arosenius]] (1878–1909), painter
* [[Albert Ulrik Bååth]], poet
* [[Albert Ulrik Bååth]] (1853–1912), poet
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* [[Bengt Erland Fogelberg]], sculptor
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* [[Karin Boye]] (1900–1941), poet
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* [[Sven Adolf Hedlund]], politician, founder of the [[Gothenburg Museum]]
* [[Dan Broström]] (1870–1925), [[Sweden|Swedish]] Naval Minister from 1914 to 1917
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* [[Eric Lemming]], athlete
* [[Beatrice Dickson]] (1852–1941), temperance activist
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* [[Erik Lönnroth]], historian
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* [[Bengt Erland Fogelberg]] (1786–1854), sculptor
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* Sven Renström, politician
* [[Pehr Gyllenhammar]] (1901–1988), [[Sweden|Swedish]] insurance company executive
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* [[Viktor Rydberg]], writer
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* [[Sven Adolf Hedlund]] (1821–1900), politician, founder of the [[Gothenburg Museum]]
* [[Sven Rydell]], football player
* [[Oscar Kjellberg]] (1870–1931), engineer, inventor, and founder of [[ESAB]]
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* [[Carl Skottsberg]], botanist
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* [[Eric Lemming]] (1880–1930), athlete
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* [[Erik Lönnroth]] (1910–2002), historian
* [[Otto Nordenskiöld]] (1869–1928), [[Finland|Finnish]] and [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[geologist]], geographer, and polar explorer
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* [[Sven Renström]] (1793–1869), politician
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* [[Viktor Rydberg]] (1928–1895), writer
* [[Sven Rydell]] (1905–1975), footballer
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* [[Carl Skottsberg]] (1880–1963), botanist


==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:26, 27 October 2023

57°42′55″N 12°0′50″E / 57.71528°N 12.01389°E / 57.71528; 12.01389

Östra kyrkogården
One of the mausoleums at Östra kyrkogården.
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Details
Established1860
Location
Gothenburg
CountrySweden
Owned byChurch of Sweden
Size25.3 hectares (63 acres)
No. of graves18,000
No. of interments150,000
WebsiteOfficial website
Find a GraveÖstra kyrkogården

Östra kyrkogården (English: Eastern cemetery) is a cemetery in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located in the parish of Örgryte, in the Diocese of Gothenburg. With an area of 25.3 hectares (63 acres), and nearly 18,000 graves, it is the third largest graveyard in the city. Including the urns, it is estimated to be the resting place of 150,000 people.[1] The cemetery houses the graves of many notable citizens of Gothenburg, whose work and donations helped shape the city.[2] Many of their tombstones and monuments are stately works of art.

A Jewish burial site is located at the southern end of the cemetery.

History[edit]

The land for the cemetery was bought for 60,000 riksdaler from the owner of the Bagaregården estate. The cemetery was designed by architect J. H. Strömberg and inaugurated on 16 November 1860 by dean Peter Wieselgren under the name Begravningsplatsen ("The Burial Place"). The first burial took place on 27 February 1861; a twenty-year old young man named Frans Ludvig Moberg. During the first year of operation, 348 adults and 648 children were buried there, as measles and diphtheria were raging in the city.[3]

In 1890, the first crematory in Gothenburg was opened, designed by Swedish architect Hans Hedlund. It burned down on 23 December 1920, but was rebuilt.[4] However, it was closed in 1951, and its functions were taken over by the crematory in the nearby district of Kviberg.[5]

Notable interments[edit]

The tombstone of Viktor Rydberg

References[edit]

  1. ^ Junfors, Håkan (29 May 2009). "Ny plats för vila på Östra kyrkogården". Tidningen Öster (in Swedish). p. 4.
  2. ^ Karl-Olof Berg; Ann-Christin Johansson; Lena Emanuelson (2008). Kyrkogårdarna i Göteborg (in Swedish). Svenska kyrkan i Göteborg: kyrkoförvaltningen. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Cultural historical inventory of Gothenburg cemeteries (in Swedish)" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  4. ^ Lignell, Harald (1952). Göteborgsbilder 1850–1950. Göteborg: Nordisk Litteratur. p. 447.
  5. ^ "Östra kyrkogården". The Church of Sweden. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
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