Östra Cemetery, also known as the Eastern Cemetery, is located in the city of Jönköping in southern Sweden and it originates from the 17th century.
About the cemetery
The first mention of the Östra cemetery dates back to 1636. It has been expanded two times - in the 1920s and 1970s. Since the city and the railway have grown up alongside the cemetery, it has taken on a very elongated and irregular shape.
The cemetery provides a good deal of historical information thanks to its wonderful old gravestones and iron railings. The chapel was built in the 1930s and is similar to the old wooden chapel which was previously destroyed in a fire. Next to the chapel there is a 400-year-old oak tree and the landscape is punctuated by avenues lined with elm and lime trees. The cemetery also features some renowned rockeries.
The cemetery provides a good deal of historical information thanks to its wonderful old gravestones and iron railings. The chapel was built in the 1930s and is similar to the old wooden chapel which was previously destroyed in a fire. Next to the chapel there is a 400-year-old oak tree and the landscape is punctuated by avenues lined with elm and lime trees. The cemetery also features some renowned rockeries.
*Photo and text source: www.svenskakyrkan.se
Contacts
Swedish federation of Cemeteries and CrematoriaSveavagen 116
10432 Stockholm
Sweden
e-mail: kansli@ignis.se
Tel: +46 81 50540
Fax: +46 86 128036
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Stockholm
Sweden
Tel: +46 8 789 24 00
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