Nordre Cemetery was established from the early 1870s to 1892 and was inaugurated in 1876.

The cemetery replaced Søndre Kirkegård formerly located on the site of the present day city hall.

The chapel is architecturally in Neo-Romanesque style and was inaugurated in 1880.

Enrico Mylius Dalgas, Peter Sabroe, Hans Broge and Herman Salling are interred in Nordre Kirkegård.

[2] Some notable people buried at Nordre Cemetery include: