Anonymous burial

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

Course 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 and costs

Fees and charges

One-off grave fee of 450 euros in addition to the fees for cremation and urn burial

Available payment methods

Legal basis

Burial law, cemetery statutes

Landeshauptstadt München

Gesundheitsreferat
Städtische Friedhöfe München
Gräberverwaltung

Internet address

Phone number

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Gesundheitsreferat
Städtische Friedhöfe München
Gräberverwaltung

Damenstiftstraße 8
80331 München

Contact address

Damenstiftstraße 8
80331 München

Monday to Thursday from 8 am to 3 pmFriday from 8 am to 12 pm

Related services

Death certificate

The registry office issues death certificates after a death. As a rule, the appointed funeral parlour takes care of registering the death.

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.

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.

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 under trees

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

Burial in family graves

Two coffins or up to eight urns can be buried in burial plots, and up to six urns in urn burial plots.

Burial ex officio

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

Change in the death register

If the details of a deceased person on their death certificate are incorrect, you can request the necessary change in the death register.

Coffin burial

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

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.