398
documented records
≈ 3,900–7,800
approx. capacity (graves)
0.195 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Assistens Cemetery (Assistens Kirkegård) is a cemetery in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, established on 6 November 1760. It is described as Denmark's best-known cemetery and is the burial place of many famous Danes, including Hans Christian Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard. The City of Copenhagen publishes a brochure pointing to some 30 notable graves.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 55.689602° N, 12.552200° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
Showing the first 50 of 398, A–Z by surname. Search all records
Lise Bailey 1950 – 2005 
Kamma Bentzon 1869 – 1931 
Karen Beyer 1848 – 1936 - Kirstine Beyer 1840 – 1924
Augusta Boesen 1865 – 1951 - Ludvig Boesen 1859 – 1918
- Per Borum 1917 – 1998
Johanne Brock 1835 – 1926 - Peter Brock 1842 – 1906
Clara Broge 1829 – 1905 
Rosenborg Brøndanstalt 1831 – 1881 
Jens Brylle 1958 – 2014 
Petrea Buntzen 1853 – 1886 
Augusta Busse 1856 – 1897 
Stig Carlberg 1926 – 1986 
Jacob Carstensen 1828 – 1871 - Johanne Carstensen 1831 – 1888
Alexandra Christensen 1865 – 1958 
Aurelia Christensen 1878 – 1948 - Christian Christensen 1875 – 1946
Ejvind Christensen 1924 – 1990 
Frede Christensen 1912 – 1990 
Frederik Christensen 1847 – 1930 
Grethe Christensen 1920 – 2000 
Johannes Christensen 1884 – 1921 - Kaj Christensen 1920 – 2012
- Karen Christensen 1921 – 2008
- Kristine Christensen 1889 – 1939
Lis Christensen 1944 – 2007 
Peter Christensen 1954 – 2010 
Ernst Christiansen 1891 – 1974 
Lilly Christiansen 1909 – 1991 
Andreas Clausen 1755 – 1803 - Dorothea Clausen 1766 – 1820
- Hans Clausen 1792 – 1798
Julitta Coral 1896 – 1983 
Seraphine Curtil 1869 – 1959 
Agnes Damgaard 1865 – 1941 - Johan Damgaard 1871 – 1956
Alvilde Dankert 1864 – 1957 
Poul Dehnhardt 1947 – 2016 
Carl De Neergaard 1840 – 1918 
Julie Detlefsen 1824 – 1915 - Sofus Detlefsen 1861 – 1911
Aage Dønvig 1918 – 2008 - Inger Dønvig 1923 – 2011
Carl Dorch ? – 1899 
Frederik Drejer 1827 – 1853 - Louise Drejer 1803 – 1874
- Vilhelmine Drejer 1801 – 1856
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Copenhagen Jewish North Cemetery 350 m away · Copenhagen
- Trinitatis kirke 1.7 km away · Copenhagen
- Holmens Churchyard 1.8 km away · Copenhagen · 308 records
- Frederiksberg Older Churchyard 2.1 km away · Frederiksberg · 285 records
- Copenhagen Garrison Cemetery 2.1 km away · Copenhagen · 282 records
- Solbjerg Park Cemetery 3.0 km away · Frederiksberg · 262 records
- Lyra Ateistisk Gravplads 3.1 km away · Copenhagen
- Bispebjerg Cemetery 3.3 km away · Copenhagen · 266 records
- Copenhagen Jewish West Cemetery 3.3 km away · Copenhagen
- Søndermark Churchyard 3.4 km away · Copenhagen · 359 records
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Common questions
How big is Assistens Churchyard?
Assistens Churchyard covers about 19.5 hectares (195,000 m²), about the same size as Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris. It is the 5th largest of the 157 cemeteries we list in Capital Region of Denmark.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Assistens Churchyard is that of Hans Peter Clausen, who died on May 5, 1798 at the age of 6.