Cemetery #11695
Old Aker Churchyard
Local name: Gamle Aker kirkegård
Also known as Gamle Aker krike · Gamle Aker Kirke
9
documented records
≈ 400–800
approx. capacity (graves)
0.020 km²
cemetery area
Nov 4, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Gamle Aker kirkegård surrounds Old Aker Church, Oslo's oldest building, which dates from the 1100s. The churchyard is managed by Oslo municipality as one of its burial grounds and is open for burials of anyone. It is at Akersbakken 26 in Oslo. The cemetery's telephone number is +47 22 13 31 80, and you can find out more through oslo.kommune.no.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 59.923767° N, 10.746956° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
9 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Beate Dunker 1860 – 1898 - Eli Dunker 1838 – 1926
- Ida Dunker 1866 – 1898
Marie Gjøsteen 1896 – 1978 - Ole Gjøsteen ? – 1936
Carl Rasmussen 1847 – 1928 
Ingebjørg Wilhelmsen 1910 – 1984 - Leif Wilhelmsen 1910 – 1976
- Ragnhild Wilhelmsen 1945 – 2008
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Cemetery of Our Saviour 470 m away · Oslo · 409 records
- Krist Churchyard 730 m away · Oslo
- Oslo Jewish Cemetery 1.1 km away · Oslo
- Oslo North Cemetery 1.5 km away · Oslo · 2 records
- Vestre Aker Kirkegaard 1.8 km away · Oslo
- Gamlebyen Cemetery 2.6 km away · Oslo · 73 records
- Nederlanske krigsgraver 2.6 km away · Oslo
- Oslo West Cemetery 2.9 km away · Oslo · 306 records
- Samveldelandenes krigsgravfelt 3.0 km away · Oslo
- Oslo East Cemetery 3.5 km away · Oslo · 78 records
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Common questions
How big is Old Aker Churchyard?
Old Aker Churchyard covers about 20,000 m² (4.9 acres), about the size of 3 soccer fields. It is the 10th smallest of the 26 cemeteries we list in Oslo.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Old Aker Churchyard is that of Ida Dunker, who died on June 20, 1898 at the age of 31.