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The Assistens Cemetery (Danish: Assistens Kirkegård) is located in a large park in the Nørrebro section of Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1711, it is the largest cemetery in the city. It is sometimes called the Nørrebro Cemetery, and is a popular place for people to take a stroll, look at the old graves and monuments, and to have a picnic. A flea market operates along its walls every Saturday from May to October. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1429 KB) AssistenskirkegÃ¥rden in Copenhagen. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1429 KB) AssistenskirkegÃ¥rden in Copenhagen. ... Nørrebro is a part of Copenhagen, and some peolple would say there is more crime there. ... Copenhagen (IPA: , rhyming with pagan, or , with a as in spa; Danish IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark and the countrys largest city (metropolitan population 1,115,035 (2006), at present made up of 16 municipalities. ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... A typical flea market shop in Europe Swap meet redirects here. ...


The cemetery is one of five run by Copenhagen Municipality. The other cemeteries are Vestre Cemetery, Brønshøj Cemetery, Sundby Cemetery, and Bispebjerg Cemetery. Copenhagen ( (help·info) IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... Vestre Cemetery (Danish, Vestre KirkegÃ¥rd) is located in a large park setting in the Kongens Enghave section of Copenhagen, Denmark. ...


Among the notables interred here are several African-American jazz musicians who made Copenhagen their home. An African American is a United States citizen who is socially perceived as being at least part black, especially one with ancestors imported to America during slavery. ... A jazz musician is someone who plays or sings jazz music. ...


People Buried at Assistens Cemetery

The grave of Niels Bohr
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The grave of Niels Bohr

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1363 KB) Niels Bohrs grave in AssistenskirkegÃ¥rden in Copenhagen. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1363 KB) Niels Bohrs grave in AssistenskirkegÃ¥rden in Copenhagen. ... Niels Bohr Niels (Henrik David) Bohr (October 7, 1885 – November 18, 1962) was a Danish physicist who made essential contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics // Bohrs contributions to physics Bohrs model The electrons orbital angular momentum is quantized; L=nħ. The theory that electrons travel... Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard (September 11, 1743-June 4, 1809), Danish artist, was born in Copenhagen, the son of Søren Abildgaard, an antiquarian draughtsman of repute, and Anne Margrethe Bastholm. ... Hans Christian Andersen. ... Niels Bohr Niels (Henrik David) Bohr (October 7, 1885 – November 18, 1962) was a Danish physicist who made essential contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics // Bohrs contributions to physics Bohrs model The electrons orbital angular momentum is quantized; L=nħ. The theory that electrons travel... Richard Bently Boone (February 24, 1930 – February 8, 1999) was an American jazz musician and scat singer. ... August Bournonville (August 21, 1805–November 30, 1879) was a ballet master and French ballet master, Antoine Bournonville, who had settled in Denmark. ... Kenneth Sidney (Kenny) Drew (August 28, 1928 - August 4, 1993) was an American jazz pianist from New York City. ... Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (January 2, 1783-July 22, 1853) was a Danish painter. ... Henry Heerup (November 4, 1907 - May 30, 1993) was a painter and sculptor born in Frederiksberg, Denmark. ... Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (IPA: ) (5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855), a 19th century Danish philosopher and theologian, is generally recognized as the first existentialist philosopher. ... Frederiksborg Slot ved Aftenbelysning (Frederiksborg Palace in the Light of Evening).(1835) Christen Schiellerup Købke (May 26, 1810-February 7, 1848), Danish painter, was born in Copenhagen to Peter Berendt Købke, a baker, and his wife Cecilie Margrete. ... Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior -often misspelled Melchoir- (March 20, 1890 – March 18, 1973) was a Danish, later American opera singer. ... Martin Andersen Nexø, 1908 Martin Andersen Nexø (June 26, 1869 - June 1, 1954) was a Danish writer. ... Regine Olsen (1822 - 1904) was a Danish woman chiefly remembered for being briefly engaged to the philosopher and theologian Søren Kierkegaard from September 1840 to October 1841. ... Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten (1784-1854) was a governor of the Danish West Indies. ... The Danish West Indies or Danish Antilles, (DWI, Dansk Vest Indien) are a former colony of Denmark in the Caribbean, now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard (known as P.C. Skovgaard), (April 4, 1817-April 13, 1875), Danish national romantic landscape painter, was born near Ringsted to farmer Tham Masmann Skovgaard and his wife Cathrine Elisabeth. ... Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909–September 20, 1973) was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... Johannes Wiedewelt, (July 1, 1731-December 17, 1802), Danish neoclassical sculptor, was born in Copenhagen to royal sculptor to the Danish Court, Just Wiedewelt, and his wife Birgitte Lauridsdatter. ... Hans Christian Ørsted (August 14, 1777 – March 9, 1851) was a Danish physicist and chemist, influenced by the thinking of Immanuel Kant. ...

See also

This is a list of famous cemeteries, mausoleums and other places people are buried, world-wide. ...

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During summer the cemetery is used as a park and the inhabitants of Nørrebro go for walks or play with their children, students study for their exams, while others simply find their way to a quiet corner in the sun or in the shade of one of the many rare species of trees.
Assistens Cemetery was founded around 1760 because the cemeteries inside the city ramparts were becoming overcrowded.
It was planned as a cemetery for the poor, but in the latter part of the 18th century it became fashionable to bury the rich and famous here.
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