Ausgrabungen von Leichen und Urnen beantragen

If you want to have a body or urn excavated for an important reason, you need permission from the relevant authority.

If you want to have the body or urn of a deceased person buried, you need permission from the cemetery operator. Permission may only be granted if an important reason justifies the disturbance of the peace of the dead. The health authority responsible for the place must give its consent for the excavation of a corpse. In the first six months after burial, a corpse may only be excavated with a court order.

For permission to excavate a body or urn, you must describe any valid reasons that may exceptionally justify disturbing the peace of the dead. If you wish the excavation for reburial, you must prove that another grave site is available.

For questions regarding the procedure, contact the respective cemetery operator.

Information on an expected processing time cannot be given. There is no processing deadline.

There is no deadline.

Opposition

• Permission for the excavation of corpses Issuance
• The cemetery owner may permit the excavation of corpses and urns before the end of the period of rest if there is an important reason justifying the disturbance of the peace of the dead;
• Up to six months after burial, excavations are permitted only by court order
• Consent of the lower health authority required
• The responsible authority is the cemetery owner (municipality or religious or ideological community).

The responsible body of the cemetery (municipality or religious or ideological community) is responsible

Forms available: No

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance required: No

Online services available: No