Norra begravningsplatsen

Norra begravningsplatsen
Solna Church, one of few round churches in Sweden, is located in the cemetery. The oldest parts of the church are from the 12th century.
Cemetery Details
Year established:	1827
Country:	Sweden
Location:	Solna
Coordinates:	59°21′24.52″N 18°1′9.43″E / 59.3568111, 18.0192861Coordinates: 59°21′24.52″N 18°1′9.43″E / 59.3568111, 18.0192861

Norra begravningsplatsen, literally "The Northern Cemetery" in Swedish, is a major cemetery of Metropolitan Stockholm. The cemetery is located in the municipality of Solna.

Inaugurated on June 9, 1827, it is the burial site for a number of Swedish notables including:

• Salomon August Andrée (1854-1897), polar explorer
• Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844-1916), Nobel Peace Prize recipient
• Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982), actress
• Bo Bergman (1869-1967), author, poet, lyricist
• Franz Berwald (1796-1868), classical composer
• Ulla Billquist (1907-1946). singer
• Ulf Björlin (1933-1993), conductor, composer
• August Blanche (1811-1868), writer, publicist, politician
• Isak Gustaf Clason (1856-1930), architect
• Knut Frænkel (1870-1897), engineer and Arctic explorer
• Isaac Grünewald (1889-1946), painter
• Allvar Gullstrand (1862-1930), physician, Nobel Prize in Medicine
• Per Albin Hansson (1885-1946), Prime Minister of Sweden
• Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850-1891), mathematician, writer
• Ivar Kreuger (1880-1932), industrialist and financier
• Gustaf de Laval (1845-1932), engineer and inventor
• Arvid Lindman (1862-1936), Prime Minister of Sweden
• Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973), author
• Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), inventor and founder of the Nobel Prize.
• Jenny Nyström (1854-1946), artist, illustrator
• Ernst Rolf (1891-1932), entertainer, theatrical producer
• Nelly Sachs (1891-1970), author, Nobel Prize in literature
• Ulrich Salchow (1877-1949), world and Olympic figure skating champion, jump named for him
• Victor Sjöström (Victor Seastrom) (1879-1960), international film director
• Karl Staaff (1860-1915), Prime Minister of Sweden
• Mauritz Stiller (1883-1928), film director
• August Strindberg (1849-1912), author, playwright
• Nils Strindberg (1872-1897), photographer and Arctic explorer
• Inga Tidblad (1901-1975), actress
• Wilhelmina Skogh (1849-1926), business woman, owned hotel- and restaurants.
• Samuel Owen (1774-1854), engineer, inventor, industrialist. Born in England.

See also

• List of famous cemeteries

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