Assistentkirkegården

Lungegårdsbakken 7

The cemetery Assistentkirkegården is located between the city gate Stadsporten and the bay Store Lungegårdsvann, and as a park area it has a unique collection of old trees. The cemetery was established in 1837. During its development, a whale skeleton was discovered from when Alrekstadvågen was a seabed, and the skeleton is now housed at the University Museum of Bergen.

Ole Bull, a superstar in his time, is buried in the cemetery next to Eidsvoll representative Fredrik Meltzer. Edvard Grieg was also originally buried here, before his urn was moved to Troldhaugen. At the burial site, you will also find well-known family names in Bergen. However, the cemetery also contains many cholera victims, both impoverished and in some cases unidentified, from the mid-19th century.

Assistentkirkegården was closed as a burial ground in 1919, but some family graves are permanent, and the most recent burial took place as recently as 2023.

Website

• Read more (in Norwegian) about the cemetery Assistentkirkegården at gravplass.no

Address

• Lungegårdsbakken 7

Transport

• We encourage our audience to leave the car at home and use public transport. Find relevant timetables at skyss.no

• The church is a short walk from bus stops in the city centre.

• Bergen Bysykkel is an efficient and environmentally friendly way to get around the city centre.

Parkering

• Use parking garages in the city centre, for example Klostergarasjen or Bygarasjen.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair access: The cemetery is accesible by wheelchair, but with another entrance. Contact us at billett@fib.no if you need wheelchair access, and we will accommodate.

• Toilet facilities: There is no toilet at the cemetery. Audience members can use the toilets available at Hotel Zander K.