Norra begravningsplatsen

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Norra kapellet, February 2009.

The Norra begravningsplatsen ( German  north cemetery ) is a cemetery in Solna, Sweden, in the province of Stockholm County . Before the inauguration in 1827, the area belonged to the Karlberg royal court .

The cemetery is the only one in Sweden that is not managed by the Church of Sweden , but by the Stockholm City Council. It was expanded several times, particularly in the 1860s to 1880s. Carl-Gustaf Blom-Carlsson was responsible for the oldest part . Many architects were involved in the construction, including Gunnar Asplund , Sigurd Lewerentz and Lars Israel Wahlman .

On the large cemetery area you can find many sculptures and artistic decorations by, among others, Carl Eldh and Carl Milles . Many prominent Swedes rest there, including August Strindberg , Ingrid Bergman , Ulrich Salchow and Alfred Nobel, as well as the three members of the crashed polar expedition, Salomon Andrées .

Celebrities buried in the cemetery (selection)

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Coordinates: 59 ° 21 '25 "  N , 18 ° 1' 26"  E