92 years · 21 August 2026 · Hemmental, Schaffhausen, SH
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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 Stadt Schaffhausen (within 48 hours).
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Hemmental residents must report deaths to the Zivilstandsamt Stadt Schaffhausen, the civil registry office serving the canton.
To declare a death in Hemmental, contact the Zivilstandsamt Stadt Schaffhausen at +41 52 632 55 36 or zivilstandsamt.sh@stsh.ch. The office is located at Stadthausgasse 12, 8200 Schaffhausen.
Hemmental manages several cemeteries. The main one is Friedhof Hemmental (Hemmental, 8231 Hemmental).
Friedhof Hemmental is the main cemetery in Hemmental, located at Hemmental, 8231 Schaffhausen. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, and columbarium sepulture types.
Waldfriedhof Schaffhausen is located at Rheinhardstrasse, 8200 Schaffhausen and offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, columbarium, and memorial garden sepulture types. The cemetery operates an on-site crematorium.
Friedhof Buchthalen is a cemetery in Schaffhausen located at Windeggstrasse, 8200 Schaffhausen. The cemetery offers cremation as a sepulture type.
Friedhof Herblingen is a cemetery located in Herblingen, 8200 Schaffhausen. It offers inhumation and cremation services.
Friedhof Hemmental is a cemetery located in Hemmental, 8200 Schaffhausen. It offers inhumation and cremation services.
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