Virtual attendance at farewell ceremonies

Funerária de Terrassa launches the streaming service at Terrassa cemetery that will allow people to attend the farewell ceremonies virtually.

About the streaming service

Funerária de Terrassa makes a streaming service available to families. The incorporation of this new proposal aims to bring the farewell of deceased loved ones closer to people who cannot attend the ceremonies in person.

The project has provided for the installation of a camera in the Multiconfessional Temple and a technological system that allows it the recording and sharing over the Internet of the captured signal.

People who want to choose this option will have a link through which they can do the virtual monitoring of the ceremony through their electronic devices with an Internet connection, and which they can share. During these last months of the year, the service will be offered free of charge and will become optional in early 2023.

Improvement of care and service

Funerária de Terrassa, as a public company, ratifies with this action its commitment to the continuous improvement of care and service, incorporating technological advances and adapting established protocols to make them evolve. 

In this case, the fact of facilitating virtual assistance is particularly interesting in personal situations or geographical locations that make it difficult to attend in person.

Related information at www.funerariaterrassa.cat.

Terrassa Cemetery in the documentary "The children of the flood"

The Terrassa Cemetery was one of the shooting locations for a documentary about Spain's worst flash flood that occurred in 1962.

Terrassa Cemetery has been one of the sets of the shooting of the 2022 documentary film "Els nens de la riuada" (The Children of the Flood) that was broadcasted in the TV show "Sense ficció" (No Fiction).

The devastating flood took place on September 25, 1962. Hundreds of people died because of it, and it’s considered to be the worst flash flood that has occurred in Spain. The documentary follows the research of the researcher Esther Lázaro about the open questions following the floods, the missing children and the anguish of the families who are still looking for them.

The production company in charge of the project has also recorded in other locations in Terrassa, such as the rivers of Arenes and Palau, the National Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia (MNACTEC), the Historical Archive of Terrassa, Sant Roc Street or Vallparadís. Park. 

Terrassa cemetery (Terrassa, Spain)

The Cemetery of Terrassa is the work of the architect Melcior Vinyals that was inaugurated in 1932. It is a space with its own personality, adapted to modern needs, but respectful of the cultural heritage and the environment.

About the cemetery

Located to the east of the city, in an area of 11 hectares, the cemetery is part of the funerary complex managed the municipal company Funerary of Terrassa. The uniqueness of the complex is that it offers an integral service, which includes all the phases of the farewell process. The equipment has a tannery with 10 wardrobes, a crematorium with three ovens, oratory, offices, a cafe restaurant, 350 free parking spaces and a playground.

The uniqueness of the Terrassa Cemetery lies in its conception as a large garden. This allows the space to have another meaning, in addition to its own use, as a memory park and a place to walk.

Facilities

The cemetery of Terrassa has approximately 30.000 graves and five proposals to store ashes. It also has a temple with capacity for 250 people, 2 digital information terminals to locate graves and a service point, where visitors can do paperwork or buy flowers and accessories.

Cultural heritage

From an artistic point of view, the Terrassa cemetery stands out for the mosaics, and because it houses interesting sculptures. The two-storey niches, which are a unique and characteristic architectural solution of Terrassa are also remarkable.

To enhance the knowledge of its cultural heritage, the Cemetery offers, in coordination with Terrassa Museum, the possibility of taking guided tours. Funerària also organizes art exhibitions and other cultural events to open cemetery facilities to uses that are different from the funeral activity.

Environment and accessibility

Funerària de Terrassa is committed to the environment, and most of the vehicles used in the funeral complex are electric. The cemetery has an installation for the production of energy by means of photovoltaic panels. It also has selective waste collection points, energy efficiency systems and a charging point for electric vehicles.

Funeraria also continues to add actions to make the funerary complex a more accessible place for everyone. Initiatives like the implementation of a magnetic loop system for hearing aids users, adapted toilets, improved access, and barrier removal are some examples of it.

Social commitment

Funerària de Terrassa has service contacts with labor insertion companies. On the other hand, the company sponsors since 2003 a film festival whose first aim is to help normalize the issue of death among society. Since 2014, the tickets include a donation, which is entirely dedicated to social issues.

Funerària offers a service of complementary fomalities service that facilitates the procedures after a relative’s death. It also provides families with a free grief attention service.

Address

Carretera de Montcada, 789
08227 Terrassa (Barcelona)
Spain

Contact details

Phone: 93 786 94 00 - 900 268 268 (24 hours)
Email: funeraria@terrassa.cat
Website: //www.funerariaterrassa.cat

Location

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