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Registration of a cremation

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Service Description

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

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 cremation.

In a cremation, the human body is cremated. The ashes are placed in an urn and laid in a grave. The grave is then covered with earth. The cremation is carried out by a crematorium. Cremations are carried out by funeral directors (morticians).

You must choose a cemetery that is approved for cremation.


Process flow
  • 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 cremation.
  • 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.
Who should I contact?

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.
Requirements
  • One of your relatives has died.
  • The death was determined during a post-mortem examination.
Which documents are required?
  • 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.
What are the fees?

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.

You must expect further ongoing costs depending on the location and size of the grave, the resting period, the duration of the right of use and other details (e.g. grave maintenance). The respective cemetery administration determines this in its statutes.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
  • 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.
Legal basis
Weiterführende Informationen
  • 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 pay the costs of the funeral, the funeral will be arranged by the competent 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.
Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Teaser

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

Process flow

  • 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 cremation.
  • 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.

Who should I contact?

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.

Requirements

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

Which documents are required?

  • 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.

What are the fees?

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.

You must expect further ongoing costs depending on the location and size of the grave, the resting period, the duration of the right of use and other details (e.g. grave maintenance). The respective cemetery administration determines this in its statutes.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

  • 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.

Legal basis

Weiterführende Informationen

  • 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 pay the costs of the funeral, the funeral will be arranged by the competent 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.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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