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Cemetery #7502

Göteborg, Djurgårdens Churchyard

Local name: Göteborg, Djurgårdens kyrkogård

7

documented records

≈ 9k–18k

approx. capacity (graves)

0.450 km²

cemetery area

Oct 27, 2026

last modified

About this cemetery

Djurgårdskyrkogården lies in the Majorna district of Gothenburg, among the city's oldest churchyards. The site was a burial ground long before 1799, when land was bought for a new cemetery, and it was extended northwards in 1813. A chapel once belonged to the churchyard.

Cemetery location

GPS coordinates: 57.679539° N, 11.915860° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Göteborg, Djurgårdens Churchyard map Cemetery GPS-documented graves

Memorials

7 memorials, A–Z by surname.

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Common questions

How big is Göteborg, Djurgårdens Churchyard?

Göteborg, Djurgårdens Churchyard covers about 45 hectares (450,000 m²), about the same size as Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. It is the 2nd largest of the 672 cemeteries we list in Västra Götaland.

What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?

The oldest grave among the records we hold for Göteborg, Djurgårdens Churchyard is that of David Sandberg, who died in 1959 at the age of 70.

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