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Permission for reburial of corpses or urns Issuance
Service Description
If you want to have the body or urn of a deceased person reburied, you need permission from the cemetery operator. Permission may only be granted if an important reason justifies the disturbance of the peace of the dead. The health authority responsible for the place must give its consent for the reburial of a corpse. In the first six months after burial, a corpse may only be reburied with a court order.
Process flow
For questions regarding the procedure, contact the respective cemetery operator.
Competent authority
The responsible body of the cemetery (municipality or religious or ideological community) is responsible
Requirements
For permission to rebury a body or urn, you must describe any valid reasons that may exceptionally justify disturbing the peace of the dead.
Which documents are required?
Proof that another gravesite is available.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
There is no deadline.
Processing duration
Information on an expected processing time cannot be given. There is no processing deadline.
Applications / forms
- Objection
- For more information on how to file an appeal, see the notice of your request for excavation.
- Action before the administrative court
Appeal
Forms available: No
Written form required: No
Informal application possible: Yes
Personal appearance required: No
Online services available: No
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of the Interior and Local Affairs
Professionally released on
01.12.2022
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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