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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 Albula (within 48 hours).
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Brienz/Brinzauls GR handles death declarations through the Zivilstandsamt Albula, the civil registry office serving the region.
To declare a death in Brienz/Brinzauls, contact the Zivilstandsamt Albula at +41 81 254 56 30 or za@region-albula.ch. The office is located at Stradung 26, 7450 Tiefencastel.
Brienz/Brinzauls GR manages several cemeteries. The main one is Friedhof Brienz/Brinzauls (Brienz/Brinzauls, 7084 Brienz/Brinzauls GR).
Friedhof Brienz/Brinzauls is the main cemetery serving Brienz/Brinzauls, located at Brienz/Brinzauls, 7084 Albula/Alvra. It offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.
Friedhof Tiefencastel is located in Tiefencastel, 7450 Albula/Alvra, and serves as the main cemetery for the commune. The cemetery offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium on site.
Friedhof Alvaneu Dorf is a cemetery in Albula/Alvra located at Alvaneu Dorf, 7492 Albula/Alvra. It offers inhumation, cremation, and jardin souvenir sepulture types, and does not have an on-site crematorium.
Friedhof Brienz/Brinzauls is located in Albula/Alvra at Brienz/Brinzauls, 7084. The cemetery offers inhumation and cremation services.
Friedhof Stierva is a cemetery in Albula/Alvra located at Stierva, 7459 Albula/Alvra. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.