Assistens Cemetery
Copenhagen, Denmark
Assistens Cemetery, Kapelvej 2, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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VISITOR INFORMATION
The Kierkegaard and Bohr graves are separate stops within the same public cemetery. Use the city map or cemetery signage to find each. Copenhagen lists cemetery access as 7 a.m.–7 p.m. October–March and 7 a.m.–10 p.m. April–September. Keep to public park areas when resting; the central burial area is reserved for mourners. Copenhagen identifies street parking spaces on Kapelvej near the cemetery. They are separate from the burial ground, may be paid, and can change with street works; check posted signs.
City guidance lists April–September 7 a.m.–10 p.m. and October–March 7 a.m.–7 p.m.; check current entrance notices.
Consider May–September for more comfortable weather; confirm current access and visiting hours.
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PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE
About Assistens Cemetery
Niels Bohr and Søren Kierkegaard are buried at different graves within Assistens Cemetery in Copenhagen.
The City of Copenhagen maintains the cemetery and publishes visitor guidance and a map.
History happened here at Bohr family grave, Assistens Cemetery
Established in 1760, Assistens Cemetery became Copenhagen’s burial place for notable writers, thinkers and scientists.
Kierkegaard was buried here in 1855; Bohr was buried here in the family grave in 1962.
PEOPLE WHO DIED HERE
EXTERNAL LINKS
University of Copenhagen, Bohr family grave: https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/assistens_kirkegaard
City of Copenhagen, cemetery address and hours: https://www.kk.dk/brug-byen/natur-og-groenne-omraader/koebenhavns-kirkegaarde/assistens-kirkegaard
City of Copenhagen, English cemetery map: https://www.kk.dk/sites/default/files/2026-01/Assistens%20Cemetery%20%282025%29.pdf
Visit Copenhagen, notable graves: https://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/planning/assistens-cemetery-gdk964360
Map coordinates (cemetery site): https://mapcarta.com/W3099111



