Christinae Church Grounds in Göteborg, Västra Götalands län

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Get directions Norra Hamngatan 12
Göteborg, Göteborgs kommun, Västra Götalands län 411 14 Sweden

Coordinates: 57.70675, 11.96500
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Under the floor of the church are about 100 larger and smaller graves, mainly prominent members of the congregation. From October 3, 1805, no corpses were allowed to be buried in any of Sweden's churches. Among the graves are: Colonel David Sinclair, died in the Battle of Warschau in 1656, Admiral Martin Thijsen-Anckarhjelm, victor at Fehmarn, died in 1657, Councilor Hans Macklier, prominent municipal man, died in 1666, Colonel and commandant in Gothenburg Nils Påfvenfeldt, died in 1675, president of commerce Abraham von Eyck, died 1677, the governor and major general Malcolm Hamilton, died 1699, the governor of Gothenburg and Bohus County, Johan Benedict von Schönleben, died 1706, Admiral Jacob de Prou, died 1711, the mayor and burgrave Hans von Gerdes, died 1723, the chancellor of justice , baron Tomas Fehman, died 1733, the commercial council and director of the East Indian Company, Magnus Lagerström, died 1759, the lieutenant general and commander-in-chief in Gothenburg, Johan David Zander, died 1762, the lieutenant general and governor, baron Jakob Ludvig von Saltza, died 1763, the director of the East Indies Company Abraham Grill, died 1768 and member of parliament Volrath von Öltcken.

As early as December 11, 1682, the governor, field marshal Rutger von Ascheberg, had the Ascheberg grave built in the eastern extension of the church.