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Burial options

Overview: Grave types at the Bocholt cemetery

For many mourners, the grave of a loved one is a place of reflection and remembrance. Accordingly, the decision for a certain type of grave should be made carefully. In addition to the wishes of the deceased person, the design options and the amount of care required are important aspects for many surviving relatives.

At the Bocholt cemetery you can choose from various burial options for both coffin and urn burials. In addition to the option of designing and maintaining a grave yourself, the cemetery administration offers attractive maintenance-free graves. Of course, you can also commission cemetery gardeners to design and maintain a grave.

On this page, we will introduce you to the different types of graves. In addition, you are cordially invited to visit the cemetery to get an idea of the wide range of burial options. The staff of the cemetery administration will also be happy to advise you personally.

Rhododendron in full bloom

Individually designable graves

Elective graves

Optional graves offer the most design options when it comes to planting and choosing a headstone. You can choose from various locations in the cemetery. The design and maintenance is carried out by you or a commissioned cemetery gardener.

Costs
Elective grave for coffin burial 1.090 to 1.390 Euro (depending on location)
Elective urn grave 790 Euro

Row graves

Row graves are grave spaces that are occupied one after the other on a grave field. All options are open to you in the design within the framework of the cemetery regulations. The choice of grave site and an extension of the right of use are not possible.

Costs
Fee per grave site 940 Euro

Optional graves for Muslims

On the burial plot for deceased of the Muslim faith, you have the same design options as for other optional graves. In addition, the special rules regarding the orientation of the grave site are taken into account on this grave plot.

Costs
Fee per grave site 1.090 Euro
A tree in the Bocholt cemetery

Maintenance-free grave types

Graves in the resting garden

The rest garden is in bloom all summer long. Bee-friendly flowers and perennials create an attractive picture that invites you to linger. Both coffin and urn burials are possible in the resting garden.

The graves for coffin burials are located in the side border area of the grave field. Each of these graves has its own gravestone and a storage area for grave decorations.

The graves for urn burials are located in the edge area of the planting beds. The naming is done by means of a bronze plate which is mounted on the border. In front of each planting bed there is a communal storage area for grave decorations. The plants are permanently maintained by the cemetery administration. An extension of the right of use is possible.

Costs

Burial of coffin in the garden of rest

(Fee per grave incl. grave location, gravestone and grave maintenance for 25 years)

4,940 euros

Burial of urns in the garden of rest

(Fee per grave incl. grave setting, bronze plate and grave maintenance for 20 years)

1,780 Euro

Urn graves in the Rose Garden

An imposing listed gravestone forms the centre of the rose garden. To the left and right of the gravestone, attractive beds of decorative shrubs and roses have been created. The individual graves are located in front of the decorative beds and are laid out and permanently maintained by the cemetery administration.

The names are inscribed on bronze plates on a natural stone band in front of the graves. The Rose Garden only offers the option of urn burial. An extension of the right of use is possible.

Costs
Fee per grave site
(incl. grave setting, bronze plate and grave maintenance for 20 years)
1,940 euros

Urn graves in the burial grove

The burial grove offers the possibility of burial under the protection of the trees. The individual graves are not marked, the name of the deceased is given by bronze plates on steles made of water sandstone.

Grave decorations can be placed in the space around the steles. These graves are uniformly planted and permanently maintained by the cemetery administration. An extension of the right of use is possible.

Costs
Fee per grave site
(incl. grave setting, bronze plate and grave maintenance for 20 years)
1.650 Euro

Maintenance-free optional graves

Maintenance-free optional graves differ from lawn graves in their elaborate design. Each grave site is attractively planted by the cemetery administration and equipped with a uniform gravestone and a deposit stone for grave decorations.

The graves are only offered on a separate grave field. An extension of the right of use is possible.

Costs
Fee per grave site
(incl. grave setting, gravestone and grave maintenance for 25 years)
3,590 Euro

Lawn graves

Lawn graves are sown with grass by the cemetery administration and permanently maintained. The name is inscribed on a grave slab, which must be embedded at ground level within three months after the burial.

The placement of floral decorations and objects is not permitted. Lawn graves are equally suitable for coffin and urn burials.

Costs

Lawn elective grave
(Extension of the right of use is possible. Fee per grave incl. grave location and grave maintenance for 25 years)

2.080 Euro

Lawn row grave
(Extension of the right of use is not possible. Fee incl. grave setting and grave maintenance for 25 years)

1.560 Euro

Row graves for anonymous burials

The graves are created and permanently maintained by the cemetery administration. There is no naming on the grave. An extension of the right of use is not possible.

Costs

Coffin burial
(fee incl. grave location and grave maintenance for 25 years)

1.570 Euro

Burial of urns
(fee incl. grave location and grave maintenance for 20 years)

990 Euro
Grave monuments

More information about the funeral

What are the usual rest periods?

  • For deceased up to the age of 8: 20 years.
  • For deceased from the age of 8: 25 years
  • For urns: 20 years

What are the additional funeral fees?

In addition to the fees listed for the individual grave types, burial fees are also charged. The following fees are charged for the burial including the pallbearer service and for digging and filling the grave:

  • For deceased children up to the age of 8: 360 euros.
  • For deceased older than 8 years: 600 Euro
  • For urns: 360 euros

What fees are charged for the use of the mourning hall?

Blücherstraße:

  • Use of the mourning room for a coffin burial (45 min) incl. coffin acceptance and use of the storage room for up to 24 hours: 150 Euro
  • Use of mourning room for urn burial (45 min): 135 Euro
  • Use of the funeral room for a coffin burial (45 min) incl. coffin acceptance and use of the storage room for up to 24 hours: 127,50 Euro
  • Use of farewell room for urn burial (45 min): 112,50 Euro
  • Use of farewell room for individual farewells per 3 hours or part thereof: 90 Euro
  • Use of storage room for one coffin for each additional day or part thereof: 11.25 Euro
  • Use of storage room for an urn for each day or part thereof: 3.75 Euro

Mussum / Liedern:

  • Use of the mourning hall for one burial: 90 Euro
  • Use of the storage room until the burial: 75 Euro

Who is responsible for the transfer to a crematorium?

For the cremation of the deceased (cremation), the transfer to a crematorium is required. The transfer is carried out by a funeral home. The deceased are laid out in the mortuaries provided for this purpose until burial.

Any questions? Then please get in touch!