Types of burial

Burials can be made as burials or urn burials in the municipal cemeteries. Here you will find the individual burial options. You can also download the information as a PDF below.

Special burial sites for earth burials

These gravesites are family gravesites with a larger surface area and a preferred location, usually on main paths. These gravesites are allocated for a 40-year period of use and can be extended. Pre-purchase is possible. In addition to a burial, up to six urns can be interred.

Family gravesites

Family gravesites are gravesites for burials in which up to four urns can also be interred. There is a choice of single-seater family gravesites and multi-seater family gravesites in which several burials are possible side by side. In the case of deep graves, two burials can be made one above the other in one grave. The location of the gravesites is determined in consultation with those entitled to use them. These gravesites are allocated for a 30-year period of use and can be extended. A grave certificate is issued for the right of use. Pre-purchase is possible at all municipal cemeteries, with the exception of the Gonzenheim and Kirdorf cemeteries.

The family gravesites in the open grave field - at the forest cemetery

These are family gravesites for which there are no design regulations. The dignity of the cemetery must always be respected. The resting period and the period of use is 40 years for full coverage, which can be extended.

Earth meadow row graves - at the forest cemetery

These are earth row gravesites that are laid out in a meadow that is maintained by the cemetery staff. A uniformly sized and shaped horizontal grave slab with the deceased's details is prescribed. This means that no personal care is required. Individual planting is not possible, but flowers and bowls can be placed in a central location. It is not possible to extend the right of use.

Row gravesites

Row gravesites are burial sites for earth burials that are occupied in sequence and are only relinquished in the event of death for the duration of the burial period of the person to be buried. Only one burial may take place in each row grave. It is not possible to reacquire or extend the right of use; after 30 years, or 20 years in the case of children's row graves, the grave will be cleared.

Special urn gravesites

These gravesites are family urn gravesites at the Waldfriedhof and the Ober-Eschenbach cemetery with a larger area and a preferred location, usually on main paths. These gravesites are allocated for a 40-year period of use and can be extended. Pre-purchase is possible. Up to six urns can be buried.

Family urn gravesites

Family urn gravesites are urn gravesites for which a right of use is granted for 20 years and whose location is determined in consultation with the beneficiaries. Pre-purchase is possible at all municipal cemeteries, with the exception of the Gonzenheim and Kirdorf cemeteries, where up to four urns can be buried. Renewal and repurchase are possible.

Complete urn row gravesites - at the Waldfriedhof cemetery

These are urn row gravesites that are only available in conjunction with a maintenance contract via the Trust Office for Permanent Grave Maintenance and only at the Waldfriedhof.

Urn meadow row gravesites

Urn meadow burial plots are single-digit burial plots for ashes in all municipal cemeteries. They are occupied one after the other in a grave field in a meadow and are allocated as a single or deep grave in the event of death. Up to two urns can be buried in each urn row meadow grave (deep grave). When purchasing the right of use, the beneficiaries must indicate whether the grave is to be laid out as a single or deep grave. An extension is only possible for a second burial within the resting period of the deep burial. Maintenance is carried out by the cemetery administration. A uniform, horizontal grave slab with the data of the deceased must be laid. Individual planting is not possible, but flowers and bowls can be placed in a central location

Anonymous urn graves - at the Waldfriedhof and the Ober-Eschbach cemetery

These are urn graves located in a meadow. The gravesites are not marked. The meadow is maintained by cemetery staff. Individual grave design and care is not possible. Flowers and flower arrangements can be placed at a memorial stone.

Burial ground for prematurely deceased children - at the Waldfriedhof cemetery

Children who were born in the first months of pregnancy and were therefore not viable can be buried in this burial ground. The parents decide whether they want to bury their child individually or have it buried in the burial ground. In this case, the deceased children are buried together. Flowers and flower arrangements can be laid at the memorial stone and the children remembered. Funeral services are held several times a year for the relatives and all those affected. Dates can be obtained from the cemetery administration.

Urn stele - at the forest cemetery

An urn stele offers space for up to 2 urns. A standardized headstone must be purchased from the cemetery administration. An inscription with the deceased's details can be added. Flowers and bowls can be placed in the central area. The period of use is 20 years, which can be extended.

Forest of light - at the forest cemetery

An urn burial in a natural grave. Rights of use can also be purchased in advance on application. No maintenance is carried out by the rightful owners or the cemetery administration. A uniform memorial disk with the deceased's details can be purchased from the cemetery administration and affixed to the ground in the place of the urn. Individual planting and the placement of memorials is not possible. However, flowers and bowls can be placed in a central location. The period of use is 20 years. It can be extended.