!!!Bestattungswesen

Funerary Services are regulated in Austria by provincial regulations. 
A death has to be reported immediately to the local or municipal 
authorities (registry offices). A post-mortem examination has to be 
made either by the local physician or by the responsible physician in 
a hospital, who issues a death certificate containing the results of 
the examination. An autopsy will be ordered by the court or the 
administrative authority in case of suspicion of death from unnatural 
causes or if it is necessary for determining the exact cause of death. 
The body will then be taken care of by a public or private undertaker 
(municipal undertakers). The body will either be buried in a grave or 
in a tomb or be cremated, with the urn containing the ashes being 
installed in a crematorium. Bodies have to be buried in a cemetery, 
although exceptions may be granted under certain conditions. The 
rights to use a grave or a tomb can be acquired for a 10-year or 
30-year period respectively, and are renewable. Disposition over the 
body (e.g. for organ transplants) and the forms of burial are subject 
to the consent of the surviving family or the last will and testament 
of the deceased. Special regulations apply to the transportation of 
the body (from abroad or within Austria). There is a funeral museum in 
Vienna  Bestattungsmuseum.


%%language
[Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Bestattungswesen|class='wikipage austrian']
%%

[{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}]
[{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]