Cremation in Luxembourg

In Luxembourg, cremation is quite common and more and more people decide on it year by year. It is estimated that every second person wants to be cremated after death. There is one crematorium operating in the country, which is under the inter-municipal syndicate SICEC, which is an inter-municipal, public and independent institution managed by the municipalities that are its members

Cremation has been legally equated with traditional burial since 1972. Burial must take place between 24 and 72 hours after death. Upon justified request, this deadline may be extended after presenting a certificate issued by a medical examiner.

Formal requirements for cremation in Luxembourg

To have a deceased person's body cremated, a complete set of documents must be submitted:

Declaration of will from the deceased or their relatives
Death certificate
Medical certificate in which the doctor must note that the deceased does not have a battery-powered device (pacemaker, heart pump, etc.);
Consent of the civil registrar responsible for the district in which death occurred;
Medical certificate confirming that there were no traces or signs of violent death.

Cremation procedure in Luxembourg

For some time now, so-called forest or tree burials have been very popular. Currently, there are several forest cemeteries in Luxembourg, including Cessange, Roullingen, Kayl, Bissen and Betzdor.

Scattering ashes at sea or in the air is becoming quite popular.

The cremation process takes an average of 1.5 - 2 hours. The time depends on the weight of the deceased and the material the coffin is made of (wooden, ecological).

The price of cremation in Luxembourg

The price of cremation in Luxembourg:

body collection
handling all necessary formalities (documents from the office, consular clearance)
arranging all necessary translations
cremation

wooden cremation coffin
basic urn
delivery of the urn to the destination specified by you

The total price for cremation and transport in the case of Luxembourg is:

7,500 - 9,900 PLN

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