Requesting grave in municipal cemetery

You can bury your loved one in a municipal cemetery if you pay grave fees to the municipality. This means that you rent the grave for a certain period of time. You can always extend this period.

If you rent the grave, you are the rightful owner of the grave. You then determine who may be buried in it. Ask the funeral director how many people can be interred in the grave.

The funeral director can request a grave from the municipality. You may also do this yourself.

Please provide the following information with the application:

• the name, date and place of birth of the person who died
• the date and place of death
• The date of the funeral
• How long you want to rent the grave (for example, ten, twenty or thirty years)
• grave data (the location of the grave, etc.)

Relinquishing the grave

If the lease period is still ongoing and you no longer want the grave, you can renounce the grave. You do this by turning in a waiver form to the municipality.

Overwriting the grave

If the person entitled to the grave has died, you can transfer the grave to a family member. Do this within one year of the rightful owner's death.

The cost of a permit to place or renew a grave marker: €93.00

The cost of a grave is:

• for a period of 20 years: €1,163.00
• for a period of 30 years: €1,497.00

If you wish to extend the grave, the cost is:

• for a period of 10 years: €667.00
• For a period of 20 years: €1,156.00

The cost of a grave for children under 12 is:

• for a period of 20 years: €704.00
• For a period of 30 years: € 904.00

If you wish to renew this grave, the cost is:

• for a period of 10 years: € 396.00
• For a period of 20 years: € 701.00

The cost for interment in an urn grave of up to two ash cans or urns is:

• For a period of 20 years: €838.00
• For a period of 30 years: €1,123.00

If you wish to extend the period, the cost is:

• for a period of 10 years: € 504.00
• for a period of 20 years: €831.00

If you have a double grave, the fee is also double.