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Cemetery #8564

Simested Churchyard

Local name: Simested Kirkegård

74

documented records

≈ 220–430

approx. capacity (graves)

0.011 km²

cemetery area

Nov 5, 2026

last modified

About this cemetery

The churchyard belongs to Simested Church, which stands in the village of Simested a couple of kilometres east of Aalestrup and was built in the 1200s. The parish is part of Sydvesthimmerlands Provsti in Viborg Stift, and the parish council has published a booklet on the churchyard and church.

Cemetery location

GPS coordinates: 56.696701° N, 9.553200° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Simested Churchyard map Cemetery GPS-documented graves

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Common questions

How big is Simested Churchyard?

Simested Churchyard covers about 11,000 m² (2.7 acres), about the size of 2 soccer fields. It is the 114th largest of the 656 cemeteries we list in Central Denmark Region.

What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?

The oldest grave among the records we hold for Simested Churchyard is that of Morten Andersen, who died on July 27, 1904 at the age of 44.

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