Sorø Old Cemetery (Danish: Sorø Gamle Kirkegård), owned by Sorø Academy, is one of the oldest cemeteries still in use in Denmark.

Sorø Old Cemetery.

History

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It opened in connection with the establishment of Sorø Abbey in the second half of the 12th century. The cemetery was expanded to four times its original size in the beginning of the 19th century. It was refurbished in 1940–1944.[1]

Burials

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References

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  1. ^ "Sorø Gammel Kirkegård" (in Danish). Stiftelsen Sorø Akademi. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Thøger Leonard Binneballe". gravsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Jacob Hornemann Bredsdorff". gravsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Bartholomæus Hoff". gravsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Carl Emil Kiellerup". gravsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Siegfred Neuhaus". gravsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2017.

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