Cemetery #283897
Sorø Old Churchyard
Local name: Sorø Gl. Kirkegård
Also known as Sorø Gammel Kirkegård · Sorø Gamle Kirkegård
69
documented records
≈ 140–280
approx. capacity (graves)
6,980 m²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Sorø Old Churchyard lies on the north and east sides of Sorø Klosterkirke in Sorø, Zealand. It was laid out in connection with the monastery building in the second half of the 1100s and is one of Denmark's oldest cemeteries still in use. It is owned and run by Stiftelsen Sorø Akademi, which also owns the town's other cemetery.
Read more in our story: The Oldest Graves in Our Archive, Checked Against the Stone
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 55.430206° N, 11.556391° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
Showing the first 50 of 69, A–Z by surname. Search all records
Frode Andersen 1900 – 1985 - Johanne Andersen 1900 – 1978
Poul Askbo Larsen 1922 – 2008 
Anna Borch 1761 – 1850 
Aage Christensen 1898 – 1992 
Anne Christensen 1949 – 2022 
Steen Christensen 1944 – 1998 - Vera Christensen 1907 – 1977
Alix Christoffersen 1921 – 2014 
Ottonis Comitis De Thott 1703 – 1785 
Kaj Diekelmann 1939 – 2015 
Ebba Dissing Jensen 1936 – 2011 
Caja Flohr Koch 1917 – 1987 
Henning Funch Jensen 1924 – 2007 
Grethe Geleff 1929 – 2017 - Ole Geleff 1924 – 2021
Børge Graubæk 1930 – 2017 - Inge Graubæk 1934 – 2024
Ib Hahn Andersen 1937 – 2016 
Bent Hansen 1934 – 2017 
Ellen Hansen 1919 – 2008 
Gerhardt Hansen 1929 – 2014 - Gertrud Hansen 1927 – 2001
- Herluf Hansen 1908 – 1994
- Sonja Hansen 1938 – 2013
Anna Henriksen 1938 – 2014 - Herman Henriksen 1934 – 2014
Karl Hermansen 1924 – 1987 
Kai Ibsen 1920 – 1995 
Ruth Ingemann 1938 – 2018 
Alfred Jensen 1912 – 2003 - Børge Jensen 1919 – 2003
Erik Jensen 1937 – 2024 - Esther Jensen 1921 – 2014
Frode Jensen 1917 – 2016 - Hanne Jensen 1928 – 2009
- Helga Jensen 1920 – 2000
- Thyge Jensen 1926 – 2004
Kristen Johnsen 1914 – 2001 - Ejne Koch 1911 – 2005
- Edith Larsen 1923 – 2010
Edgar Madsen 1915 – 2011 
Ellen Madsen 1915 – 1956 - Georg Madsen 1912 – 1986
- Grethe Madsen 1923 – 2000
Isa Neuhaus 1913 – 1939 
Børge Nielsen 1914 – 1989 
Charlotte Nielsen 1972 – 2010 
Edith Nielsen ? – 2005 
Hans Nielsen 1915 – 2012
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Sorø New Cemetery 610 m away · Sorø · 46 records
- Pedersborg Cemetery 2.4 km away · Pedersborg · 46 records
- Lynge Old Churchyard 3.4 km away · Lynge · 28 records
- Lynge New Cemetery 3.4 km away · Lynge · 43 records
- Slaglille Churchyard 4.4 km away · Slaglille
- Kindertofte Churchyard 5.4 km away · Slagelse · 14 records
- Bjernede Kirkegaard 5.6 km away · Sorø · 9 records
- Bromme Churchyard 6.6 km away · Munke Bjergby
- Vester Broby Churchyard 6.9 km away · Vester Broby · 14 records
- Alsted Churchyard 7.4 km away · Alsted · 34 records
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Common questions
How big is Sorø Old Churchyard?
Sorø Old Churchyard covers about 6,980 m² (1.7 acres), about the size of a soccer field. It is the 116th largest of the 417 cemeteries we list in Region Zealand.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Sorø Old Churchyard is that of Christopher II of Denmark, who died on August 2, 1332 at the age of 55.