Exhumations and disinterments in Ostuni
An exhumation is the reopening of a burial in the ground, a disinterment the retrieval of the coffin from a niche or from a tomb. The operations are carried out by the cemetery staff under Presidential Decree 285 of 1990, at the order of the municipality when concessions expire or at the request of the family. The agency prepares the applications, supplies the ossuary box and arranges the transport of the remains to another cemetery or to the crematorium.
Ordinary and extraordinary
An ordinary exhumation is ordered by the municipality at the end of the interment period, ten years as a rule, just as an ordinary disinterment follows the expiry of the niche concession. Extraordinary ones are requested by the family, for example to move a relative to another burial place, and take place at its expense within the times authorised by the municipality.
What the agency does
The agency prepares the application for the municipality, the transport request when the remains move to another cemetery and the cremation paperwork when the family chooses it for the remains. It also supplies zinc ossuary boxes and coordinates its work with the cemetery staff, staying at the family’s side on the appointed day.
Other services
Types of burial
The three forms of burial explained in plain terms, with references to Presidential Decree 285/1990 and Law 130/2001. Assistance in Ostuni and the province of Brindisi.
Read moreCremations
Cremation in Ostuni under Law 130/2001 and Regional Law 34/2008. Authorisations, urns, entrusting and scattering of the ashes.
Read moreThanatopraxy
Preparation of the deceased in Ostuni with cleansing, dressing and light make-up, carried out by trained staff. Thanatopraxy treatments on request.
Read morePaperwork handling
Declaration of death, burial and cremation permits, transport authorisations within Italy and abroad. The agency prepares every document.
Read moreFuneral products
Funeral coffins and cinerary urns in Ostuni for every budget, with customisations handled by the agency.
Read moreAmbulance transport
Arrangement of patient transport to and from home and hospital in Ostuni through the partnership with Associazione Città Bianca. Phone available at any hour to book the service.
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For information about exhumation and disinterment procedures call us on +39 0831 303 158.
+39 0831 303 158