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- 1 2 "Aalborg kommunale kirkegårde" (in Danish). Aalborgkommune. Archived from the original on 2013-09-07. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ↑ "Almen Kirkegård" (pdf) (in Danish). Aalborg Kommune. Retrieved 2 September 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
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