Cementerio del Norte is the largest cemetery in Montevideo

Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

, Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

, and also the largest green park area of the city. It is located in the barrio of Casavalle

Casavalle

Casavalle is a village in the Department of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Manga, Toledo Chico and Manga to the north, Piedras Blancas to the east, Las Acacias, Cerrito de la Victoria and Aires Puros to the south and Peñarol - Lavalleja to the west....

 in the northern-central part of the city, about 7 kilometres from the centre. To the southwest is Parque Luis Rivero and the barrio of Aires Puros

Aires Puros

Aires Puros is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Lavalleja and Paso de las Duranas to the northwest, Casavalle to the northeast, Cerrito and Brazo Oriental to the southeast, Atahualpa and Prado to the southeast. Its northwest border is the Miguelete river with Millan Avenue crossing it...

. The barrio of Las Acacias

Las Acacias

Las Acacias is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay....

 lies to the east.

History

The cemetery was established in 1929. Germans who were killed in battle at sea during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

are buried in the cemetery.

Description

The cemetery is noted for its circular "coiled" system of grave alignment in the large expanse to the north of the site. There is however a regular burial ground to the southwest of this circular patterned main site.