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Vestre Gravlund
SørkedalsveienAbout
One of the city's largest cemeteries, this was built initially to serve all of western Oslo. It was consecrated in 1902 after the land had been bought from various farms andmany expansions have been made since then, particularly in the 1920s and 1930s. Well-known Norwegians buried here include Martin Linge (from the Second World War), General Otto Ruge, writer Nini Roll Anker and prime minister Trygve Bratteli. This place contains the largest concentration in Oslo of graves from the Second World War. There are many monuments and hundreds of soldiers' graves, mostly of men from the Soviet Republic (331) and Britain (102); but also Danes, Yugoslavians, Dutchmen, Poles and Swedes, as well as Norwegian soldiers are buried here. They all fought in Norway. This graveyard is very close to the Vigeland park. Bus 160 or trams 2 or 3 will take you there.
