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Conclusion of a funeral contract

Conclusion of a funeral contract

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

Contact

Description

Complete organisation of a funeral or repatriation.
The same services are offered as are usually provided by private funeral parlours.

Required documents

  • Birth or marriage certificate, divorce decree if applicable, identity card, power of attorney if applicable,
  • Photo of the deceased if death photos are requested
  • Grave certificate or grave number

Duration & Costs

Processing time

One to three hours

Legal basis

Bavarian burial law and the cemetery statutes of the City of Munich. Other state laws and cemetery statutes of other cities may have to be observed for transfers.

Landeshauptstadt München

Gesundheitsreferat
Städtische Friedhöfe München

Internet

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Gesundheitsreferat
Städtische Friedhöfe München

Damenstiftstraße 8
80331 München

Fax: +49 89 23199209

Address

Damenstiftstraße 8
80331 München

Monday - Friday 8.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 8.00 - 16.00 and by appointment

Directions

Public transport

Related services

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 ex officio

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

Burial under trees

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

Coffin burial

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

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 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.

Anonymous burial

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

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.