Östra Kyrkogården

Östra kyrgygården is Gothenburg's third largest cemetery with a lot of graves, monuments and beautiful nature.

Here you can find a big and lovely cemetry, which is more like a park with lots of trees. There you can take a stroll an enjoy the quiet. You can also find some great monuments to look at. It is also a lovely place to take beautiful pictures. The cemetery is only a 2-minute walk from the apartment.

A lot of famous people from Gothenburg are buried here. Some people who are buried here:

  • Karin Boye (1900–1941), poet
  • Dan Broström (1870–1925), Swedish Naval Minister from 1914 to 1917
  • Sven Adolf Hedlund (1821–1900), politician, founder of the Gothenburg Museum
  • Otto Nordenskiöld (1869–1928), Finnish and Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer
  • Viktor Rydberg (1928-1895), writer
  • Sven Rydell (1905–1975), footballer

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96stra_kyrkog%C3%A5rden,_Gothenburg)