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2 unusual facts about Skogskyrkogården


Munich Waldfriedhof

The Munich Waldfriedhof was also a very important predecessor of Skogskyrkogården outside Stockholm, a UNESCO world heritage site.

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Pelle Lindbergh (1959-1985), Team Sweden and NHL goaltender with Philadelphia Flyers


Hildegard Björck

Björck's ashes were given to her relatives in Sweden in 1928, and she was buried in the Björck family grave at the Skogskyrkogården cemetery in Stockholm next to her brother Rudolf.

Woodland cemetery

Among famous woodland cemeteries that became models for other cemeteries of similar design are the Munich Waldfriedhof of 1907 in Germany, often mentioned as the first woodland cemetery, and Skogskyrkogården outside of Stockholm in Sweden which is declared a world heritage site.


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