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Municipal cemetery; application for authorization for commercial activity
As part of its right to local self-administration, each municipality can regulate whether or which permits or notifications are required for commercial activities at the cemetery in the user statutes for its cemetery.
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Supplement: Stadt Coburg
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Antrag auf Ausstellung einer Zulassungsbescheinigung zur Gewerbeausübung auf den städtischen FriedhofsanlagenYou can apply online here for a certificate of approval to conduct business in the City's cemetery facilities.
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Stadt Coburg - Friedhofs- und Bestattungswesen
Glockenberg 27
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Street address
Glockenberg 27
96450 Coburg
Postal address
Postfach 30 42
96419 Coburg
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Hinterer Glockenberg 3b
Street address
Hinterer Glockenberg 3b
96450 Coburg
Postal address
Postfach 30 42
96419 Coburg
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Procedure details
Description
The activities of morticians, stonemasons and other tradespeople in the municipal cemetery may require prior approval from the municipality. You can obtain specific information on the permits or notifications that may be required from the respective municipality or the single point of contact responsible for you.
They will also be able to tell you what the specific licensing requirements are (e.g. expertise, suitability, reliability), how the procedure is handled, what evidence is required and what costs may be incurred.
Fees
Supplement: Stadt Coburg
The fee for using the cemetery facilities to carry out commercial activities is € 47.00 for a one-off activity, € 396.00 for gardeners and € 330.00 for other tradespeople per calendar year or part thereof.
Legal bases
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Benutzungssatzung für den Friedhof
Supplement: Stadt Coburg
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Friedhofsgebührensatzung (056)Satzung über die Bestattungs- und Friedhofsgebühren der Stadt Coburg
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Related issues
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Funeral facilities; construction and maintenance
The municipalities are obliged to establish and maintain the necessary burial facilities, in particular cemeteries and mortuaries.
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Cemetery, mortuary; adoption of rules of useThe municipalities must provide the necessary burial facilities, in particular cemeteries and mortuaries. This does not apply if there is no public need for them. This is particularly the case if a church cemetery sufficiently covers the need.
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Cemetery and burial fees; paymentThe municipalities charge fees for the use of their burial facilities on the basis of cemetery fee statutes.
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Gravestone; application for a permitMunicipalities can stipulate an approval requirement for gravestones in their cemetery statutes.
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Coroner's report and burial; application for permission for burial outside a cemetery
As a rule, the bodies and ashes of deceased persons must be buried in cemeteries. Permission for burial outside a cemetery may be requested in exceptional cases.
Status: 19.09.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und Integration
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