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If you wish to have a deceased person buried, you can apply for a cemetery burial.

If a death has occurred, you as a relative are obliged to bury the deceased person. In addition to other burial options, you can register a cemetery burial.

In a cemetery burial, the human body is cremated. The ashes are placed in an urn and buried under a tree in the cemetery forest. The cremation is carried out by a crematorium. Cemetery burials are carried out by funeral directors (morticians).

You must select a cemetery that is approved for cemetery burials.

• Death certificate or notification of death (burial certificate) from the registry office
• Identity card and birth or marriage certificate of the deceased person
• In the case of miscarriages, a medical certificate (date, circumstances of the miscarriage, name and address of the mother) must be submitted if a burial is desired.
• In the case of stillbirths (weighing at least 500 grams), proof of the birth must be provided in the form of a registry office certificate prior to burial if a burial is desired.

• One of your relatives has died.
• The death was determined during a post-mortem examination.

Costs: variable

The amount of the costs depends on the type and method of burial. You should therefore enquire about the costs from the funeral home you have commissioned and the cemetery operator.

• The death of your loved one has been confirmed (post-mortem examination).
• The body is transferred in a coffin to a crematorium and cremated there.
• The ashes are placed in an urn.
• You instruct a funeral home to carry out the cemetery burial.
• As a rule, the funeral home will take over and commission all further steps.
• You receive the death certificate from the doctor.
• You submit the death certificate to the relevant registry office to obtain the death certificate.

• You may only have the deceased person buried 48 hours after death.
• You must have the deceased person cremated within 9 days of death.
• You must have the urn buried within 3 months.

• There is no necropsy for miscarriages (before the 24th week of pregnancy under 500 grams).
• In the case of miscarriages and stillbirths, you are not obliged to bury your child. However, this can be registered at the request of one of the parents.
• If you as a relative are unable to cover the costs of the funeral, the funeral will be arranged by the responsible local regulatory authority and you and any other relatives will be jointly and severally liable for the costs incurred.
• If you as a relative or the heirs of the deceased person are not in a position to pay for the funeral, you can submit an application to the relevant social welfare office so that the costs can be covered.

• Every deceased person must be buried.
• In a cemetery burial, the body is cremated in a coffin.
• The urn with the ashes is buried in the cemetery forest.
• Responsible:
  • Cemetery administration of the place of burial
  • Transfer from the place of death/cremation to the cemetery/crematorium: Funeral home

Please contact:

• A doctor to carry out the post-mortem examination and issue a death certificate.
• To obtain a death certificate, contact the relevant registry office.
• For the burial, contact the cemetery administration of the place where the burial is to take place.
• For the transfer from the place of death or discovery to the cemetery or crematorium to a funeral home.