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General information

Deaths are reported at the registry office of the place of death by the relatives themselves or on their behalf via a funeral home.

Legal bases

§§ 28 Law of Civil Status (Personenstandsgesetz, PStG)

Necessary documents

• identity card (and, if present, passport) of the deceased
• certificate of the marital status of the deceased such as:
  • birth certificate in case of single persons
  • marriage certificate or certified copy from the family register in case of married persons
  • certificate about the dissolution of the marriage in case of divorcees or widows by legally binding divorce decree or death certificate of the Partner
• death certificate from the doctor