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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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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 plus the fees for cremation and urn burial

Available payment methods

Legal basis

Burial law, cemetery statutes

City of Munich Cemeteries and Funeral Services Munich Municipal Cemeteries Munich Grave Administration

Internet address

Phone number

Postal address

City of Munich Cemeteries and Funeral Services Munich Municipal Cemeteries Munich Grave Administration

Damenstiftstraße 8
80331 München

Address

Damenstiftstraße 8
80331 München

Monday to Thursday from 8 am to 3 pm

Friday from 8 am to 12 pm

How to find us

Public transport

Related services

Coffin burial

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Conclusion of a funeral contract

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

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.