Types of Burials

A burial in the ground is a traditional form of burial. The deceased is buried in a coffin in a grave in a cemetery. The burial can take place with or without a funeral service.

During cremation, the deceased is placed in a coffin in the crematorium. A funeral service can also be held with the coffin before the cremation or later with the urn. There are different types of graves depending on the cemetery: classic urn graves with plants or slabs, urn walls, low-maintenance tree or meadow graves, anonymous urn graves.

Nature as the final resting place. Woodland burials offer this alternative to the cemetery.  The ashes of the deceased are buried in a biodegradable urn in the roots of a tree. Some towns and municipalities also offer burials in their own burial forests. See here the woodland burial options close to Königstein.

In a burial at sea, the ashes of the deceased are buried in a special sea urn in the North Sea, Baltic Sea or one of the world's oceans. If desired, relatives can attend the funeral on the ship. Our long-standing partners are the Seebestattung Reederei Albrecht and the Deutsche See-Bestattungs-Genossenschaft e.G.

Sternenkinder or angel babies are children who have died before, during or soon after birth, a very painful journey for parents. Most cemeteries and woodland burial grounds (Friedwald or Ruheforst) offer graves intended for babies.

The company "Oase der Ewigkeit" (Oase der Ewigkeit) offers individual burials in Germany, Switzerland and abroad. Germany has a strict obligation for burial in a cemetery (Friedhofspflicht), but the "Oase der Ewigkeit" allows for individual burials abroad or in Germany.