Hřbitovy a pohřební služby hl. m. Prahy

What Hřbitovy a pohřební služby hl. m. Prahy does

Hřbitovy a pohřební služby hl. m. Prahy (HPS) is a contributory organization (příspěvková organizace) established in 1911 and owned by the City of Prague (Hlavní město Praha). It is the sole municipal provider of funeral and cemetery services in Prague, operating under Czech burial law and governed by municipal charter. The organization manages 34 Prague cemeteries, two crematoriums (Motol and Strašnice), more than seven ceremony halls, and nine arrangement offices (sjednávací kanceláře) distributed across the city, supported by a 24/7 toll-free hotline (800 10 10 50). With 21 employees, HPS serves bereaved Prague residents on a non-discriminatory basis and accounts for the city's >95% cremation share (versus 70% nationally), reflecting the structural dominance of municipal infrastructure in this market.

HPS delivers a vertically integrated service portfolio spanning funeral arrangement (transport, coffin/urn selection, ceremony coordination, cremation), cemetery plot rental on multi-year terms (10 years standard, 5 years urn, 20 years mausoleum), grave equipment sales valued by court-appointed valuers, ongoing maintenance subscriptions (seasonal planting, washing, All Souls' and Christmas decoration), and ancillary services including repatriation, natural burial grounds (lesvzpominek.cz), and personalized ceremonies through the Pohřební Ateliér Strašnice. Pricing is publicly disclosed, location-tiered (premium at Olšanské and Vyšehrad cemeteries), and partially VAT-exempt for rental fees. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via physical offices, digital self-service (online grave search, interactive cemetery maps), and limited social media (Facebook, Instagram), with community programs such as the Heritage Grave Adoption initiative and organized cemetery walks functioning as both marketing and ancillary revenue.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the contributory organization structure implies a mix of fee-based own revenue and operating subsidies from the City of Prague. The business model rests on regulatory monopoly plus physical asset density: 34 cemeteries and 2 crematoriums constitute barriers that no private competitor can replicate inside Prague. Strategic direction in recent years has emphasized modernization — alternative funeral formats, eco-burial offerings, digital tools, and heritage/community engagement — alongside a continued reliance on the legacy municipal service mandate. HPS is a member of FIAT-IFTA, the international funeral operators' association, providing professional benchmarking access.

Name

Hřbitovy a pohřební služby hl. m. Prahy

Legal name

Hřbitovy a pohřební služby hl. m. Prahy, příspěvková organizace

Website

https://hrbitovy.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HPS is the City of Prague's sole municipal funeral and cemetery organization, founded in 1911, managing 34 cemeteries, two crematoriums, and nine arrangement offices serving bereaved Prague residents with end-to-end funeral, cremation, grave rental, and maintenance services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Funeral Services: Arrangement of burials including coffin/urn purchase, cremation, ceremony hall rental, transportation of deceased, and memorial services. Revenue from one-time service fees for funeral arrangements.
2. Cemetery Plot Rental: Rental of grave plots for 10 years (standard grave), 5 years (urn grave), or 20 years (mausoleum). Rental fees range from 97-134 CZK/m2 plus VAT for associated services. This is a recurring rental model with multi-year terms.
3. Grave Maintenance Services: Optional services including grave planting (seasonal flowers), watering, grave cleaning, annual maintenance packages (1,350-2,000 CZK/year), and grave decoration (Dušičky/All Souls, Christmas).
4. Grave Equipment Sales: Sale of grave equipment (monuments, covering plates, frames) at court-appointed valuations. Prices vary by cemetery location (higher at Olšanské and Vyšehrad cemeteries). New equipment from private stonemasons also available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hřbitovy a pohřební služby hl. m. Prahy is a municipal contributory organization providing comprehensive funeral and cemetery services across Prague. The organization arranges funerals (burial and cremation), rents grave plots, sells coffins and urns, maintains graves, and operates 34 cemeteries, 2 crematoriums, and 7+ ceremony halls.

Product overview

Hřbitovy a pohřební služby hl. m. Prahy is a municipal organization providing comprehensive funeral and cemetery services across Prague. The organization operates as a single integrated platform offering: (1) Core funeral services including arrangement offices and the Pohřební Ateliér for personalized ceremonies; (2) Cemetery management for 34 Prague cemeteries including grave administration and maintenance; (3) Two crematoriums (Motol and Strašnice) with associated ceremony halls; (4) Burial products including coffins, urns (concrete, metal, plastic), floral arrangements, and memorial accessories; (5) Grave maintenance services including planting, decoration, watering, washing, and year-round care packages; (6) Online tools including grave search and interactive cemetery maps; and (7) Specialized services such as repatriation and natural burial sites. The organization serves as the only municipal entity in Prague's funeral services sector since 1911.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pohřební Ateliér: Funeral atelier offering alternative farewell ceremonies that don't follow established traditions

Products and services

• Comprehensive Funeral Arrangement Services (Pohřební služby) Funeral arrangement services including burial and cremation coordination, available 24/7 via a toll-free hotline (800 10 10 50), handling all necessary arrangements for deceased persons and their families in Prague.
• Crematorium Services (Krematoria) Cremation services at two crematoriums, Krematorium Motol (Plzeňská 233, Praha 5) and Krematorium Strašnice (Vinohradská 214, Praha 10), including urn storage and retrieval.
• Cemetery Management Services (Hřbitovní služby) Management and maintenance of 34 Prague cemeteries, including grave administration, tomb rentals, cemetery operations, and visitor services, handled through 6 cemetery administration offices.
• Ceremony Hall Rentals (Obřadní síně) Ceremony hall rentals including the Great Ceremony Hall Strašnice, Small Ceremony Hall Baxova, New Ceremony Hall, Motol Ceremony Hall, Central Ceremony Hall, Chapel of St. Wenceslas, and outdoor ceremony spaces at dispersion meadows.
• Pohřební Ateliér Strašnice (Funeral Atelier) A modern funeral atelier offering alternative farewell ceremonies that do not follow established traditions, helping families create personalized last farewell ceremonies. Located in a renovated corner building on the Evangelical cemetery grounds in Strašnice.
• Arrangement Offices (Sjednávací kanceláře) Nine arrangement offices across Prague (Kolovraty, Jesenice, Strašnice, Vršovice, Karlín, Bubeneč, Motol, Modřany, and Pohřební Ateliér) for personal consultation and funeral arrangement scheduling.
• Coffins and Urns (Rakve a Urny) Sale of coffins (cremation coffins, cremation coffins for burial, burial vault coffins, and children's coffins) and memorial urns available in concrete, metal, and plastic variants for storing cremated remains.
• Grave Maintenance Services (Údržba hrobů) Comprehensive grave maintenance services including seasonal flower planting (spring pansies, summer begonias), grave decoration for All Souls' Day (Dušičky) and Christmas, grave watering, grave washing, and annual care packages from 1,350 to 2,000 CZK/year.
• Grave Plot Rental (Hroby) Grave site services including grave rental (10-year terms for graves, 5-year for urn graves, 20-year for mausoleums), grave equipment sales (monuments, covering plates, frames), grave repairs, and exhumation services.
• Online Grave Search (Vyhledávání hrobů) Online digital service allowing users to search and locate deceased persons buried at Prague's municipal cemeteries, including grave location and basic burial information.
• Interactive Cemetery Maps (Aktivní mapy hřbitovů) Interactive digital maps of Prague cemeteries showing grave locations and cemetery layouts, available as a self-service online tool.
• Natural Burial Sites (Přírodní pohřebiště) Natural and ecological burial grounds, including forest memorial sites (forest of remembrance) operated through lesvzpominek.cz, offering alternative burial options.
• Repatriation Services (Repatriace) Foreign repatriation services including repatriation of deceased from abroad to the Czech Republic and repatriation of deceased to foreign countries.
• Funeral Ceremony Packages (Obřady posledního rozloučení) Predefined funeral ceremony packages including Ignis, Gravis, Regius, and Rekviem service tiers for last farewell arrangements and ceremonies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24/7 availability for funeral arrangements
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FIAT-IFTA (The World Organization of Funeral Operatives)coreOthersHPS is a member of FIAT-IFTA, the World Organization of Funeral Operatives, an international association connecting funeral service organizations worldwide. This membership provides access to international best practices and professional standards in funeral operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Städtische Bestattung München: Munich's municipal funeral service, providing funeral arrangements, cremation, and cemetery services citywide. Closely comparable municipal model and service mix to HPS.
• Bestattung Wien GmbH: Municipal funeral service provider for Vienna, Austria - the most direct analog to HPS in a comparable Central European capital, offering cremation, cemetery, and arrangement services under city governance.
• Friedhöfe Wien: Cemetery management arm of the City of Vienna, operating the city's public cemeteries. Directly comparable to HPS's 34-cemetery management operations in scale and governance.

Broad incumbents

• StoneMor Partners: US-based cemetery and funeral home operator managing ~300 cemeteries. Closely comparable cemetery-management focus to HPS, though operated as a publicly traded partnership.
• Carriage Services: US funeral and cemetery operator with ~200 locations combining funeral, cremation, and cemetery services. Comparable integrated death-care offering to HPS.
• Dignity plc: UK-listed funeral services company with ~700 locations providing funeral arrangements, crematoria, and pre-need planning. Overlaps with HPS's full-service model at national scale.
• Co-operative Funeralcare: UK's largest funeral services chain with over 1,000 locations. Comparable in service mix and multi-site funeral operations, though structured as a private cooperative rather than a municipal entity.
• Service Corporation International: Largest funeral services and cemetery operator in North America with ~1,500 locations under the Dignity Memorial brand. Comparable integrated death-care scope but at vastly greater scale.

Regional players

• InvoCare Limited: Australia's largest funeral services provider with ~300 locations across Australia and New Zealand. Comparable integrated death-care model, though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/prazskehrbitovy
• Instagraminstagram.com/hrbitovypraha
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/h%C5%99bitovy-a-poh%C5%99ebn%C3%AD-slu%C5%BEby-hl-m-prahy

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

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