Two new photos I took, kinda gross

[Suki Wingy]

On German cemeteries, graves are usually removed after 30 years, unless there are still relatives who rebuy the place. The contracts for urne graves even expire after 20 years.

THAT is what's sad That's HISTORY there!
I love wandering through old cemeteries looking for really old ones and seeing in a way they whay different people deal with death.

[lizbud]

I think this is very sad., almost goulish ,to desecrate the ground & remove
the headstones. I'm very glad they don't do that here. I knew there was a
good reason to chose cremation for myself.

[sirrahbed]

It is sad to me in the sense that history is being destroyed. But, if there are no longer living relatives - and space is so very limited - it makes sense. 20 to 30 years sure doesn't seem like very long though.

Kirsten I love your beautiful pictures! I used to visit cemeteries and once had a hobby of making etchings of the more interesting tombstones. I would use blank newsprint and wax to make copies. One actually read something like "gone and rood riddance" - I had to wonder about THAT bit of history!!