Ordrup Cemetery

Ordrup Cemetery (Danish: Ordrup Kirkegård) is a cemetery in Ordrup in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the principal cemetery for the district of Skovshoved, Ordrup and Charlottenlund in the parishes of Ordrup and Skovshoved.

Ordrup Cemetery
Details
Established1892
Location
Ordrup, Gentofte Municipality Copenhagen
CountryDenmark
Coordinates55°43′54″N 12°33′33″E
TypeMunicipal
Owned byGentofte Municipality
Size5.74 hectares

History

The cemetery was created in 1892. The first burial took place on 22 July 1892. Gudmund Nyeland Brandt was gardener at the cemetery from 1901 to 1927. It was expanded in 1945.

Chapel

The chapel was designed by Edvard Thomsen. The relief above the main entrance was created by Einar Utzon-Frank.[1]

Buildings

The chapel was designed by Andreas Clemmensen and completed in 1914. It has now been closed due to limited use.

Notable interments
  • Andreas Holck
  • Axel Holck
  • Harry Hylén
  • Arne Jacobsen
  • C.P. Jürgensen
  • Nina Kalckar
  • Per Kampmann
  • Sam Kaner
  • Hans Kirk
  • Jan Kjærulff
  • Torben Krogh
  • Karl Krøyer
  • Bent Kæmpe
  • Ronny Lerche
  • Jens Lillelund
  • Asger Lundbak
  • Mouritz Mackeprang
  • Ernst Mentze
  • Ejnar Mikkelsen
  • Carl Moltke
  • Ebbe Munck
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See also
  • Ordrup Cemetery

References
  1. "Ordrup Kirkegårdng" (in Danish). Gentofte Municipality. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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