Hamburg’s cemeteries have jointly developed an online store for purchasing gravesites. This allows interested individuals to conveniently browse the wide variety of options from the comfort of their own homes on their computers.

Especially in these times, when direct contact must be avoided, the importance of online services is increasing significantly—particularly those that eliminate the need for in-person visits. Hamburger Friedhöfe has now developed a shop for purchasing graves online. The shop offers 13 different themed burial plots at Ohlsdorf Cemetery—ranging from the wildflower garden to the Ohlsdorf Forest of Peace to the crypt.

This allows interested individuals to conveniently browse the variety of options from the comfort of their own home on a computer. Photo galleries and videos showcase the beauty of the sites. People can also view the sites and seek advice with family members or friends, even from a distance. This can provide inspiration to many who have previously been reluctant to address the topic.

Of course, it is still possible to visit the facilities at Ohlsdorf Cemetery in person. A digital map is provided for each burial plot, making it easier to locate them within the cemetery. Prices are also listed. The burial plots are offered as part of pre-need planning. This means that anyone who purchases a burial plot pays the price in effect today, regardless of when they use it. Upon purchase, the plot is reserved for an unlimited period. From the time of death, it may then be used for 25 years. However, all options can also be purchased in the event of a specific death.

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The inter-company training center for stonemasons and stone sculptors in Ingolstadt, together with the vocational school in Munich, has set its apprentices a special task: to design a personal milestone. The project was initiated by the regional guild association. In their second year of training, the stonemasonry apprentices at the vocational college in Munich are given the task of designing a milestone, which they then […]

The inter-company training center for stonemasons and stone sculptors in Ingolstadt, together with the vocational school in Munich, has set its apprentices a special task: to design a personal milestone. The project was initiated by the regional guild association.

In their second year of training, the stonemasonry apprentices at the vocational college in Munich are given the task of designing a milestone, which they then carve in natural stone at the Ingolstadt training center. On May 16, 2017, the time had come: the completed milestones were presented to the apprentices, their companies, volunteers and vocational school representatives.
After Dieter Krause, head of the training center, and Hans Seger, principal of the vocational school for construction and arts and crafts in Munich, welcomed all participants, Georg Rimpfl and Florian Peter presented the significance of the project for the vocational school and the Ingolstadt training center. The apprentice supervisor, Alfred Herklotz, praised the work and encouraged the apprentices for the upcoming journeyman’s examination.

The apprentices presented their projects and explained their approach to creating the milestones and the project process. Rebecca Knapp and Moas Scharifi also went into more detail about the difficulties encountered during the work. Finally, the milestones of Rebecca Knapp, Matthias Braun, Emilio Kunze-Sanzana and Tassilo Pöllath were praised by Georg Rimpfl and Alfred Heuklotz. The exhibition could be viewed afterwards.

The Ingolstadt training center of the Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria, with its branch office in Freising, has been offering inter-company apprenticeship training in the skilled trades as well as further and advanced training measures for small and medium-sized companies for over 30 years. Up to 39 practice rooms and workshops are available to participants for this purpose.