Assistens Kirkegård

A dead good hang-out

Noteworthy for: Famous residents of the cemetery include national heroes Hans Christian Andersen and Kirkegaard.
Although now a haunt of some of Denmark's most notable figures, this Norrebro graveyard was originally intended for ordinary folk, one of five such burial grounds hastily designated in the 18th century after a plague wiped out one-third of Copenhagen's population. 'Assistens Kirkegard' is the generic name for them all, simply meaning 'relief cemetery'.

This was the first one founded, at a time when Norrebro was outside the city, and is by far the most popular today - with the living, at least. Locals regard the space more as a park than a place for mourning, and when it's warm you'll see plenty of people nestled between the graves, reading, sunbathing or just hanging out.
On Saturdays in the summer, there's a good fleamarket just outside the cemetery walls.