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An interactive checklist to guide you through the first administrative and personal steps.
1. Contact the doctor
First 2 hoursIf the death occurs at home, immediately contact the family doctor or the 144 emergency service for the official confirmation of death and the issuance of the medical certificate (essential for all further steps).
2. Choose a funeral home
Organise transport and the first wishes of the deceased.
3. Inform loved ones and the potential employer
Before any public announcement, it is essential to personally inform the family, close friends, and any potential employer of the deceased.
4. Official notification to the Civil Registry Office
Must be done at Zivilstandsamt Basel-Stadt (within 48 hours).
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In Basel, the Zivilstandsamt Basel-Stadt handles death declarations and vital records registration for the canton BS.
To declare a death in Basel, contact the Zivilstandsamt Basel-Stadt at Rittergasse 11, 4051 Basel. The office can be reached by phone at +41 61 267 95 90 or by email at za@jsd.bs.ch. Death announcements must be made within 48 hours of the occurrence.
Basel manages several cemeteries. The main one is Friedhof am Hörnli (Hörnliallee 70, 4125 Riehen).
Friedhof am Hörnli is the main cemetery serving Basel, located at Hörnliallee 70, 4125 Riehen. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, and columbarium services, with an on-site crematorium.
Wolfgottesacker is a cemetery in Basel located at Münchensteinerstrasse 99, 4053 Basel. It offers inhumation and family tomb (tombe familiale) sepulture types.