Hello, I want to find the grave of my great-grandfather. Unfortunately, he died in the Czech Republic in 1949. This is his death certificate. My father also died so I don’t know anything more. I live in Bulgaria. But I would be happy if someone could tell from this information whether it is possible

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  1. There is a chance that he is at the cemetery in Cheb (city placed on the far west of Czech, just few kilometres from border with Germany, but that’s where the ceremony took place, but he was cremated so he can be elsewhere

  2. Yeah possibly in Cheb’s cemetery. But I think the grave is probably already gone if no one is paying for it. But you could try to email them with the death certificate and see if they can tell you anything. Here’s the email I found on the internet.

    I recommend writing it in Czech language, if you don’t have anyone I recommend using deepl.com – it has great translation from english to Czech

    hrbitov@dewolf.cz

  3. Správa hřbitova (cemetery administration) in Cheb, someone already provided the e-mail contact above. Asanation of graves/cemeteries this old Is rather common, but there should be a record of headstone (and/or removal thereof).

  4. It says there in one row before the last that he was burried in the local cemetery of Czech town called Cheb.

  5. Im from cheb, if you get more info provide me with it and it something is still there i can take photo or something 🙂

  6. Also there might be more info in Cheb’s registery office about his death. That death certificate looks like copy issued in Prague almost 10 years later (26.2.1959).

  7. Unfortunately, most probably there is no grave anymore. Czechoslovak laws of the time, namely the decree of the department of health number 47/1966, allowed for grave liquidation as soon as 10 years after the funeral, unless yearly fees for the plot have been paid. This allowed, (and still allows) for plot recycling. If any remains should be discovered, they would have been either disposed of at a designated mass dump or cremated. In that case, ashes would have been mixed with the soil. As for the tombstone, the law called for storing it “at the relatives expense”, and should have there been none, it would have been repurposed as soon as 6 weeks after the grave liquidation. Repurposing usually meant breaking it into small cubes, suitable for street pavement.

  11. If Cheb is a no go, you can also try the cemetary at Milíkov, since it says he lived in Malá Šitboř, which is now a part of Milíkov. It is possible that the funeral took place in Cheb (nearest town) but he was actually interred near his home. This is what happens in my family.

  13. Thanks to everyone for the answers.
    Today I sent an inquiry together with the death certificate to hrbitov@dewolf.cz. I expect an answer, although everything seems lost. But does anyone know. On Saturday I managed to find the grave of my grandfather buried in 1974. And in need of cleaning and restoration, but he is there … waiting for his grandson obviously 🙂 [pic](https://ibb.co/NL1t9wf)

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