{"id":2882,"date":"2026-03-03T11:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T10:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/regelen-en-weten\/geboorte-trouwen-en-overlijden\/begraven-en-cremeren\/samenvoegen-van-een-graf\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:33:12","slug":"samenvoegen-van-een-graf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/regelen-en-weten\/geboorte-trouwen-en-overlijden\/begraven-en-cremeren\/samenvoegen-van-een-graf\/","title":{"rendered":"Merging a grave"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Uitklapper-1\" class=\"section section--grey\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col editor  elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\" id=\"accordion1\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>What is the consolidation of a grave?\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t  <p>There are only a limited number of spaces available in a grave. Sometimes, bereaved families may wish to bury more people in the same grave in the future than there is space for. In some cases, it is possible to make space. This process is known as consolidating a grave. This involves gathering the remains of those previously buried there and reburying them deeper. This creates space for new burials.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>How does the process of merging graves work?\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t  <ul>\n<li><strong>Step 1: Submit an application<\/strong><br \/>\nThe person registered with us as the holder of the grave rights must submit a request for consolidation using the online form.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 2: Assessment of the application<\/strong><br \/>\nThe cemetery administration will process your application. We will then check whether the grave is suitable for consolidation. You will receive our response within 4 days.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 3: Approval by the Mayor<\/strong><br \/>\nIf permission is granted to merge the graves, you will receive the decision electronically. You will be notified of this via the email address you provided in the application.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 4: Implementation<\/strong><br \/>\nThe day before the funeral of the recently deceased person, the grave is opened and prepared. The grave is then ready in time for the funeral.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Conditions\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t  <ul>\n<li>You can only submit a request to combine graves if someone has died who is to be buried in that grave. In that case, the grave only needs to be opened once, for both the combination and the burial.<\/li>\n<li>The last burial in the grave took place more than 10 years ago. This is the statutory period of rest for the grave.<\/li>\n<li>It is not possible to carry out a joint burial at Wenum Cemetery due to the high groundwater level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i4\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i4\">\n\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Request\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i4\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t  <p>You can use the online form to request that the graves be joined. Please bear the following in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The request can only be made by the person registered with us as the person entitled to the grave.<\/li>\n<li>You know the cemetery, the grave number and the details of those previously buried there. At <a class=\"external link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grafzoeken.nl\/\">grafzoeker.nl<\/a> you can look for more information.<\/li>\n<li>You must state how many further burials are to take place in this grave in the future, following this funeral.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To have two graves merged into one.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":2860,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"wp-custom-template-product","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"folder":[],"class_list":["post-2882","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.1 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Samenvoegen van een graf | Gemeente Apeldoorn<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Twee graven laten samenvoegen tot \u00e9\u00e9n graf bij gemeente Apeldoorn. 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