By the spell at last rest

© Peter Kneffel / dpa

Berchtesgaden. Anyway the serious mood did not reign: under heavy pressure and accompanied by the lucky jubilation of the Bavarian village of Berchtesgaden Wednesday fell on his old cemetery. Several hundred locals gathered in the city's convention center to participate in this unusual action.

"Why not treat the subject? This is part of life," said Sieglinde Skriwan, 53, who had asked for one of the resting places with her husband. Their fate was shot first – so they were the first to choose their future grave. Even before, the 280 registered interested parties were able to learn about the 140 free land graves and 60 burials on the internet or directly in the cemetery, where they or their loved ones would someday rest. Cost: about 500 to 760 euros for a stopover of ten years.

Skriwan and her husband chose a place not far from their husband's grave, "in the middle" in the cemetery, "under a tree" and – for future visitors – with a beautiful view.

In many cemeteries, according to the Federal Association of German Entrepreneurs, there are many tombs, especially since the tendency to vote or anonymous burial in forest cemeteries is in danger. increase. Large family graves in some places, even empty. Differently on the old open cemetery of 1685, protected by a monument, in Berchtesgaden. There, established families traditionally have their graves. For decades, no seats have been awarded. With time, but the rights have expired, said Mayor Franz Rasp. The lot should ensure the most equitable allocation possible. "In Germany, we do not know that something has already been done."

The tombs were marked in the tombola on a plan of occupation, which was screened via beamer for all visibly on a screen. Some missed his dream grave. "I really wanted the place," complained an old gentleman, when a certain grave was scratched. Anna Glossner, night light of Berchtesgaden, said: "I am not yet dying, but hope for the grave of my dream dies."

The idea of ​​the ideal place for the eternal rest easy to maintain, the other wants a particularly beautiful place under the tree, the third does not want under the tree – because because the leaves fall on it ", said Rasp.

The serious" lottery "attracted national attention.He did not hear about a comparable case, a said Oliver Wirthmann, spokesman for the German Entrepreneurs Association. "The fact that there is so much interest also shows that grief needs a place." C & # 39 "was" a very positive sign that old cemeteries are reactivated. "

Some families had asked three, four or eight people to be safe." The rush of candidates does not surprise us ", Mayor Rasp said, but probably the press. "We did not expect that we would completely occupy the summer hole." Even the news channel Arab Al-Jazeera had sent a team to Berchtesgaden.

After all, the action should remain unique for the moment: it remained because of multiple demands, even 85 graves, as said Anton Kurz, general manager of the community after the action of three and a half hours. "I think most of the grave has the grave that he wanted." (Dpa)

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