Quote Originally Posted by Gistok View Post
That is correct about cemeteries in Europe. My maternal grandparents died in Germany in 1968 and 1985. They were both buried together. A plot of a cemetery is not "purchased" there but instead "leased" for 30 years. And you are only allowed a wooden casket... without a vault... so that the casket and remains will decompose together and after 30 years your surviving family members can decide on another 30 years extention... or the plot will be reused... and the dug up surviving remains/dirt get tossed back into the grave when the next casket goes in... and the gravestone gets removed.

Not a very good way according to American standards... but in Europe... land is at a premium.

In Denmark, interment is for 25 years but there is no option for an extension. after 25 years, its off to the crematorium, if that wasnt the first act after death..