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Every corpse must be buried. In Rhineland-Palatinate, for example, burial in the ground is permitted.

Burial (burial) is the transfer of the human corpse to the elements in accordance with religious or ideological customs. It is characterized by the fact that the corpse is handed over to the earth. The body is placed in a coffin. Further details may be prescribed in the cemetery statutes.

The coffin is placed in a grave with the body after a possible funeral service at a cemetery.

• The most important documents are the death certificate and the death certificate. The death certificate is issued by a doctor. If the death occurs at home, it is therefore particularly important to inform a doctor first, in addition to a funeral home. If the death occurred in a hospital or hospice, the relatives do not have to worry about issuing a death certificate, this is done by the respective facility.
• The death certificate is required to apply for the death certificate at the relevant registry office. The funeral home can take on this task if desired.
• In addition to the death certificate, an identity card and the birth or marriage certificate of the deceased are required for the application. It is advisable to apply for several copies of the death certificate, as this is required for many formalities, e.g. the termination of contracts.

It is not permitted to carry out the funeral without the death certificate and the death certificate.

The costs of a burial are generally higher than those of cremation. They depend largely on the cemetery fees of the place of burial. In addition, the choice of coffin and headstone as well as the organization of the funeral service also play a role in the funeral costs.

There are also fees for

• the issue of the death certificate,
• the issuing of the burial permit,
• other necessary official acts,
• issuing a funeral passport.

• After the death of a person, a post-mortem examination is always carried out by a doctor who issues a death certificate.
• Once the post-mortem examination has been completed, the body is coffined and transferred to a mortuary (exceptions: If a public prosecutor's post-mortem examination is to be carried out or in the case of scientific investigations).
• The coffin must remain closed during the transfer and funeral service (exceptions may be permitted by the local regulatory authority).

The funeral must generally take place within ten days of the death. The burial period begins on the day of the event and specifies the time in which the burial must take place.

• Please contact us:
  • a doctor to carry out the post-mortem examination and issue a death certificate,
  • to the relevant registry office for the issue of the death certificate,
  • for the burial, to the cemetery administration of the place where the burial is to take place,
  • for the transfer from the place of death/cremation to the cemetery/crematorium to a funeral home.