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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 Riehen, deaths must be reported to the Zivilstandsamt Basel-Stadt within a specific timeframe following the occurrence.
Deaths in Riehen must be announced to the Zivilstandsamt Basel-Stadt within 48 hours. The office is located at Rittergasse 11, 4001 Basel. You can contact them by phone at +41 61 267 95 90 or by email at za@jsd.bs.ch to report a death or obtain further information about the declaration procedure.
Riehen manages several cemeteries. The main one is Gottesacker Riehen (Friedhofweg 59, 4125 Riehen).
Gottesacker Riehen is the main cemetery in Riehen, located at Friedhofweg 59, 4125 Riehen. It offers inhumation, cremation, tombe familiale, and columbarium sepulture types.
Friedhof am Hörnli is a cemetery in Riehen located at Hörnliallee 70, 4125 Riehen. The cemetery offers inhumation, cremation, and jardin souvenir sepulture types, and includes an on-site crematorium.