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Burial of foetuses and stillborn children
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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.

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

Foetus area:In the foetus area ("circle"), the planting of the grave can be individually arranged with the nursery commissioned by the Munich Municipal Cemeteries. If desired, the name of the deceased child can be engraved on the stele in the centre. Grave decorations and flowers can be placed at the stele as a memorial.

Arrangement for stillborn children:This spiral-shaped arrangement is laid out and maintained by a cemetery nursery on behalf of the Munich municipal cemeteries. River pebbles are available from the local cemetery administration, which can be individually inscribed as a memorial stone for the deceased child.

Duration and costs

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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 to Friday 8am to 12pm, Monday to Thursday 1pm to 3pm

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Related services

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.

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.

Death certificate

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

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.

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.

Coffin burial

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

Anonymous burial

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

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.