Tag: cemeteries
Munich: Fees for burials in cemeteries are rising – Munich
The city is significantly increasing the fees for its services in the cemeteries. From July 1st, Munich residents will have to expect up to 30 percent higher costs if they…
Bavaria: The desecration of Jewish cemeteries is evidence of ongoing anti-Semitism – Bavaria
For two years, Elisabeth-Singer Brehm has been working through meters of files in Bavarian archives. The folklorist and Judaizer at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (BLfD) records all…
Cemeteries as oases for plants and animals – Bavaria
At the beginning of spring, the Bavarian Academy for Nature Conservation and Landscape Conservation (ANL) and the church association “Preserve Creation Concretely” provide tips for a natural design of cemeteries.…
Instagram stars, boat cemeteries still fascinate
On All Saints’ Day, no one will lay flowers in this cemetery. In Saint-Malo, the astonishing boat cemetery of Quelmer does not serve as a place of contemplation. This mud…
“Sunken cemeteries”, drowned atolls… Fiji, Tonga and Samoa facing the climate emergency
Fiji in the light. Since their entry into the 2023 World Cup, the Flying Fijians have attracted public sympathy with their spectacular play – nothing new here – and an…
SZ column between worlds: cemeteries full of flags – Munich
Just over a week ago, on August 24, Ukraine celebrated Independence Day. My compatriots all over the world celebrated, as did the thousands of Ukrainians in Bavaria, of course. But…
Bavaria: increased risk of fire in cemeteries – Bavaria
Once one is in the graveyard, the most dangerous part of life is probably over. On the other hand, a whole new danger is dawning just where there is supposed…
Geosciences: Undersea volcanoes as CO₂ cemeteries
Extinct volcanoes on the ocean floor could store huge amounts of carbon dioxide, earth scientists have calculated. source site
Desecrated coffins in two cemeteries
A horror sight. Fourteen coffins were desecrated in the Tugéras-Saint-Maurice and Chartuzac cemeteries, two towns located near Jonzac and in Charente-Maritime, overnight from Thursday to Friday, according to information from…
From Nice to Lille, cemeteries are discovered as “great places to live” to visit
Guided tours, exhibitions, concerts, conferences, etc. Until Sunday evening, it’s the 8th edition of the Spring of the cemeteries “the only national event dedicated exclusively to funerary heritage”, according to…