Vestre Cemetery (Aarhus)

This article is about Vestre Cemetery in Aarhus. For Vestre Cemetery in Copenhagen, see Vestre Cemetery. For the Oslo cemetery of similar name, see Vestre gravlund.
Vestre Kirkegård
Vestre Kirkegård in Aarhus
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Established1927
Location
Aarhus
CountryDenmark
Coordinates56°9′34.92″N 10°10′48.74″E / 56.1597000°N 10.1802056°E / 56.1597000; 10.1802056
TypePublic
Owned byAarhus Municipality
Size16.9 hectares
WebsiteOfficial website
Find a GraveVestre Kirkegård

Vestre Kirkegård (Western Cemetery), established in 1927, is one of two large municipal cemeteries in Aarhus, Denmark with Nordre Kirkegård being the other. The cemetery was inaugurated in 1927 when Nordre Kirkegård was filled up. Originally, the cemetery was 5 hectares, but it has been expanded several times, until its present size of 16.9 hectares.[1]

Vestre Kirkegård contains two chapels. Store Kapel (Big Chapel) by Frederik Draiby originates from the opening of the cemetery and contains 252 seats. The other, Lille Kapel (Little Chapel) designed by Henning Larsen is from 1969 and contains 50 seats. Lille Kapel in addition features a crematorium. Henry From and Christian Frederik Møller is interred in Vestre Kirkegård.

  1. ^ "Vestre Kirkegård" (in Danish). Aarhus University. Retrieved 24 August 2015.