If you want to re-use a grave before the end of the rest period, you must apply for an exemption.
The rest period describes the period during which a grave may not be reused. This period is at least 25 years. The rest period begins on the day of the burial and in Hamburg is 25 years regardless of the type of burial. If you want to reuse a grave before the end of the rest period, you must apply for an exemption from the responsible authority.
The procedure varies between individual cemetery administrations. Therefore, different requirements apply depending on the cemetery. You should therefore contact the responsible authority before submitting an application and ask which requirements must be met in your specific case.
The procedure varies between the individual cemetery administrations. Therefore, different documents are required depending on the responsible authority. You should therefore contact the responsible authority before submitting your application and ask which documents are required in your specific case.
Even if all the actual and legal requirements are met, you have no right to an exemption. The cemetery administration decides at its own discretion.
No
You must expect a processing time of up to several months.
174,00 EUR – 199,00 EUR
Contradiction
§ 28 Law on corpses, burials and cemeteries (Burial Law)
www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-BestattGHA2020pP28
Fee item No. 4423 Fee schedule for the funeral and cemetery sector
(Funeral Fees Ordinance)
www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-BestattGebOHA2006rahmen/part/X
Keywords: Gravesites funeral Rest period burial Grave care Gravestone
Last updated: 05.02.2025