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The tombstone marking the grave of Adolf Hitler's parents, a place of pilgrimage for neo-Nazis, has been removed from an upper Austrian village cemetery at the request of a descendant, and the grave is now available to receive new mortal remains, officials said Friday.
The tombstone marking the grave of Adolf Hitler's parents, a place of pilgrimage for neo-Nazis, has been removed from an upper Austrian village cemetery at the request of a descendant, and the grave is now available to receive new mortal remains, officials said Friday.
It was interesting to me because of the concept of "leasing a grave". The family member was id'd as a relative of Hitler's dad's first wife. Apparently she had been paying to keep the grave, but was now to old to care for it and was tired of it being used as a shrine to Hitler. By terminating the lease, the grave will now be opened for anyone who wants to be buried there. Can't say it would be high on my list of final resting places, though I'm sure there are enough nut jobs in the world who would jump at the chance.
[quote=NJGOAT;23676053]It was interesting to me because of the concept of "leasing a grave".... quote]
Not uncommon in many parts of Europe. If you do not buy a plot outright, you can rent one for X number of years. At the end of that time it is rented out again, and the remains of the previous corpses are put in an ossuary, if the family makes that arrangement, otherwise the bones are reburied in a common mass grave.
Not uncommon in many parts of Europe. If you do not buy a plot outright, you can rent one for X number of years. At the end of that time it is rented out again, and the remains of the previous corpses are put in an ossuary, if the family makes that arrangement, otherwise the bones are reburied in a common mass grave.
I was familiar with ossuary's but this was an awful long period of time to then decide to move the remains to one. In most cases the bodies are only buried for 1-3 years before being moved. Basically, it is the plan from the outset, not a decision that is made later. Hence, why I was confused over the concept of leasing the grave space for such an extended period of time.
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