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Anonymous burial

Anonymous burial

In the anonymous burial ground at the Waldfriedhof cemetery, urns are buried anonymously outside cemetery opening hours and without relatives.

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Description

Urns are buried anonymously in the anonymous cemetery at the Waldfriedhof, Neuer Teil. The urns are buried outside of cemetery opening hours and without relatives.

The graves are not visually recognisable. A memorial stone offers the opportunity to leave grave decorations and candles in memory of the deceased.

Duration & Costs

Fees

One-off grave fee of 450 euros
plus the fees for cremation and urn burial

Payment methods available

Legal basis

Burial law, cemetery statutes

Landeshauptstadt München

Gesundheitsreferat
Städtische Friedhöfe München
Gräberverwaltung

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Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Gesundheitsreferat
Städtische Friedhöfe München
Gräberverwaltung

Damenstiftstraße 8
80331 München

Address

Damenstiftstraße 8
80331 München

Monday - Thursday 8.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m
Friday 8.00 - 12.00

Directions

Public transport

Related services

Urn burial

The urn burial, together with the coffin or burial in the ground, is the service offered by Munich Municipal Cemeteries in the funeral business.

Burial under trees

Urn burial plots under trees are offered in selected near-natural burial plots in the forest cemetery.

Burial of foetuses and stillborn children

At the Waldfriedhof cemetery, parents of stillborn children and foetuses have the opportunity to have their children buried in a communal area.

Death certificate in the event of death abroad

If German nationals have died abroad, you as a relative can have the death certified in Germany.

Burial in the hedge gardens

The "Heckengärten" at the Perlacher Forst cemetery is the first maintenance-free communal burial ground where coffins and urns can be buried together.

Assumption of funeral costs

In Germany, relatives of deceased persons must make funeral arrangements. In some cases, the Office for Social Security covers the costs.

Conclusion of a funeral contract

We offer the complete organisation of a funeral or repatriation. Our services correspond to those of private funeral parlours.

Burial ex officio

Deceased persons for whom no burial order is issued are buried ex officio.

Coffin burial

The municipal cemeteries offer coffin or earth burial. We discuss dates and details personally with the client.