Re: Hannover-l digest, Friedhofsverwaltungen

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In a message dated 11/29/01 12:56:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, RID1541 writes:

<< English: German privacy laws are tougher than those in the US. Cemetery
administrations and nurseries caring for the graves are not permitted to pass
on names of the living descendants. Also remember graves in Germany are
evened in after 25-30 years, as they were leased and not purchased and get
reused for others.
Greetings from Ingrid in Kingston, NY >>

I'm shocked at this information! What becomes of the remains
of the bodies of my ancestors who were buried in German cemeteries 100 years
ago?
Were they buried in caskets? I didn't know graves were used over again.
Please explain more about this.

Marilyn in Ohio

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Also remember graves in Germany are
evened in after 25-30 years, as they were leased and not purchased and get
reused for others.

Yes this is true, the first time I heard of this was from my daughter in-law
who is German and we visited several German Cemeteries while
visiting in Germany. Her family cemetery is just a small plot with
urns in placed in the ground with a plaque on top The grounds are
immaculate and beautiful. Here are some websites explaining this.
Phyllis

http://www.heritagequest.com/genealogy/europe/html/graves.html

http://home.mmcable.com/bornagain/hessen/cemetery.htm

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/genealogy/german-faq/part2/section-5.html