Gravesites

In row graves, which are available for either urn burials or in-ground burials, only one burial is permitted.

The right of use cannot be extended and expires at the end of the burial period.

Selected burial plots are available in various sizes for in-ground burials as well as for urn burials. The number of possible burials depends on the size of the plot.

Urns may also be interred in burial plots.

The right of use may be renewed multiple times. A final renewal of the right of use for five years may take place after the resting period for the last possible burial has expired.

Urns are interred above ground in urn niches within the columbarium. The name and dates of birth and death are inscribed on the cover plate.

Two urns can be interred in a single urn niche. Grave maintenance is neither necessary nor possible.

For more information on urn interments, please refer to the flyer “Burial Options at the Nordfriedhof.”

Maintenance graves are designated urn burial plots for two urn burials; they are planted with groundcover plants and maintained by staff of the Municipal Cemeteries.

Please discuss your options for grave marker design with the cemetery administration.
The Municipal Cemeteries will handle the installation of the selected headstone.

Relatives are under no obligation to maintain the grave. Vases with cut flowers may, of course, be placed at the gravesite.

At the North Cemetery, there is the option of a nature-oriented burial of urns.
Here, the interment takes place in a wooded area in the northern part of the cemetery.

You can choose between communal trees or individual trees for four urns. If a decorative urn is used, it must be made of wood or felt.
The burial area is to remain in its natural state. Therefore, landscaping and the erection of grave markers are not permitted.

Eight tree burial sites, each accommodating two urns, are arranged in a circle around newly planted trees. Here, small grave markers may be placed, and relatives may plant flowers at the burial site.

The interment of pet urns is possible in a designated plot for human and pet burials in a separate section of the cemetery in Burgau.

In this burial plot, two urns containing human ashes and two urns containing the ashes of pets can be interred.

Shared urn plots are available exclusively at the North Cemetery.

In the communal urn plot with a name plaque, a bronze plaque bears the names and dates of birth and death of the 50 people interred there.

It may take three to four months to install the plaque, as it is cast in a single piece. In the case of communal urn burials without a name plaque, there is no name identification for the burial.

For both types of communal urn burial sites, the burial procedure is
. Up to 15 urns are interred anonymously, without public attendance.

Of course, a separate, individual memorial service is possible beforehand.

The communal urn burial site is maintained by the staff of the Jena Municipal Cemeteries.

Relatives may place cut flowers at the site. Please do not enter the burial area.

A separate burial section at the North Cemetery is designated for the deceased of the Muslim faith.

Burials there are conducted in accordance with Islamic traditions.

The graves are oriented so that the deceased are buried facing Mecca.

Special customs include ritual washing, the funeral prayer held outdoors, and burial without a coffin, if this has been permitted as an exception.

A prerequisite for burial in this section is the approval of a local Islamic association.