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Death; Notification
The death of a person must be reported to the registry office with jurisdiction over the area where the person died. Funeral homes, hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities are required to report such deaths.
Social assistance; application for the assumption of funeral costs
The necessary costs of a funeral will be covered by the Social Welfare Office on application if the person obliged to do so cannot reasonably be expected to bear the costs.
Death; Notification
The death of a person must be reported to the registry office with jurisdiction over the area where the person died. Funeral homes, hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities are required to report such deaths.
Social assistance; application for the assumption of funeral costs
The necessary costs of a funeral will be covered by the Social Welfare Office on application if the person obliged to do so cannot reasonably be expected to bear the costs.
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Burial; registration
Cemetery and burial fees; payment
Cemetery, mortuary; adoption of rules of use
Death Abroad; Applying for Retrospective Registration in the German Death Registry
Death certificate; application
In the event of death, relatives can apply for a death certificate for the deceased person.
Death certificate; forwarding
The death certificate is issued by the doctor who diagnoses the death and carries out the post-mortem examination. It serves as the basis for registering the death and must be submitted to the registry office.
Death; Notification
The death of a person must be reported to the registry office with jurisdiction over the area where the person died. Funeral homes, hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities are required to report such deaths.
Funeral facilities; construction and maintenance
The municipalities are obliged to establish and maintain the necessary burial facilities, in particular cemeteries and mortuaries.
Funeral Law; Government Oversight
The municipalities and district offices must ensure that the provisions of Bavarian funeral law are complied with. They may issue the necessary orders in individual cases.
Grave space; application for a right of use
Mortuary passport; application for issue
A corpse passport is required for repatriations within Germany or abroad if the country to which the body is to be repatriated or a country touched during the journey requires a corpse passport.
Postmortem Examination and Burial; Applying for Permission to Bury a Body Outside a Cemetery
As a general rule, the bodies and ashes of the deceased must be buried in cemeteries. In exceptional cases, permission may be requested to bury the remains outside a cemetery.
Burial; registration
Cemetery and burial fees; payment
Cemetery, mortuary; adoption of rules of use
Death Abroad; Applying for Retrospective Registration in the German Death Registry
Death certificate; application
In the event of death, relatives can apply for a death certificate for the deceased person.
Death certificate; forwarding
The death certificate is issued by the doctor who diagnoses the death and carries out the post-mortem examination. It serves as the basis for registering the death and must be submitted to the registry office.
Death; Notification
The death of a person must be reported to the registry office with jurisdiction over the area where the person died. Funeral homes, hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities are required to report such deaths.
Funeral facilities; construction and maintenance
The municipalities are obliged to establish and maintain the necessary burial facilities, in particular cemeteries and mortuaries.
Funeral Law; Government Oversight
The municipalities and district offices must ensure that the provisions of Bavarian funeral law are complied with. They may issue the necessary orders in individual cases.
Grave space; application for a right of use
Mortuary passport; application for issue
A corpse passport is required for repatriations within Germany or abroad if the country to which the body is to be repatriated or a country touched during the journey requires a corpse passport.
Postmortem Examination and Burial; Applying for Permission to Bury a Body Outside a Cemetery
As a general rule, the bodies and ashes of the deceased must be buried in cemeteries. In exceptional cases, permission may be requested to bury the remains outside a cemetery.