Applying for a death certificate (Sterbeurkunde) in Bochum

At the Standesamt Bochum, certificate office in the town hall, level 3, Willy-Brandt-Platz 2-6, if the death was registered in Bochum. The registry office at the place of death is always responsible, not the one where the person lived. Order in person without appointment, by phone on 0234 910-1951, online or in writing.

It depends on how many bodies require an original, and only each body can say. For costs in Bochum: the first certificate costs 14 euros, each further copy 7 euros if you order all in the same application. A later reorder costs 14 euros per certificate again.

From the Stadtarchiv Bochum. The registry office only issues certificates from the death register of the last 30 years. For older deaths, registered in Bochum since 1 October 1874, write to stadtarchiv@bochum.de. Details as precise as possible avoid a search fee of up to 80 euros.

The spouse and the ancestors and descendants of the deceased. Siblings, uncles, aunts and others need a credible legal interest or a written power of attorney from an entitled person. To collect in person at the Bochum town hall, show your ID card or passport.

No. You may order by fax to 0234 910-2330 or by email, but the certificate is not delivered by fax or online. After ordering you get payment information; after the transfer the certificate is made and sent on paper or handed out at the info desk.

For the late registration of a death under § 36 PStG, i.e. a death abroad, the City of Bochum charges 54 euros under its fee schedule. Only then is there a German death certificate from the register, at 14 euros. We do not offer this late registration; we only order certificates for deaths already registered.