Headstone Catalog

If you are looking for a unique headstone that honors the memory of your loved ones in a special way, our comprehensive headstone catalog can help. With over 60 pages of inspiration and ideas, you can find your very own personal tribute.

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Tombstone Catalogue: Inspiration for a Personalized Memorial

Are you looking for a special tombstone for a loved one? Our current tombstone catalogue offers numerous examples, ideas, and inspirations for the dignified design of a final resting place.

Of course, you can also find our tombstones online in our tombstone gallery. Thanks to our catalogue, you can now browse through the extensive product range even more efficiently. Here you will find unique models in various designs and styles, as well as different shapes and sizes. Get inspired and discover the right tombstone that fully meets your wishes and expectations—entirely free and without obligation.

Accessing the Tombstone Catalogue

Whether digital or physical: You can receive our exclusive tombstone catalogue automatically via your chosen channel. Depending on your preference, we can send it to you conveniently as a PDF via email or through WhatsApp directly to your phone. Alternatively, we can mail the catalogue to your desired address. Browse through our free tombstone catalogue and let yourself be inspired by our wide range of products!

The Comprehensive Tombstone Catalogue Online

In our current online tombstone catalogue, you will find a wide selection of personalized tombstones. For better clarity and quick orientation, they are sorted by grave types. Whether for urns, single graves, or double graves—within each category, all available models are listed alphabetically. The shape, size, and color of the respective tombstones, as well as possible design options, are illustrated with detailed images.

Different Designs and Styles

From modern to timeless: Our tombstone catalogue gives you an exclusive overview of the variety in our range. A tombstone in a classic style is often characterized by the use of traditional shapes and natural materials as well as religious symbols. This style of design imparts a sense of dignified elegance and visual stability.

Modern designs or abstract configurations offer space for creativity and originality. This allows a tombstone to be better adapted to the personality and life of a deceased person. Our experienced in-house design team regularly creates new shapes and designs for this purpose. As unique tombstone designs, they are copyright protected and exclusively available from us.

Highly popular are also high-quality combinations of different materials. For example, classic natural materials like limestone or sandstone can be wonderfully combined with rust, steel, or elegant glass elements.

Durable Tombstone Materials for a Lasting Memorial

In our catalogue, you will discover a wide range of different natural materials. Quality and durability are particularly important to us when crafting our tombstones. Therefore, we use sturdy, high-quality materials like limestone and sandstone as well as granite and marble. Each type of stone offers different advantages.

Tombstones made of limestone are particularly known for their high lifespan of around 50 to 80 years. They captivate with their natural, yellowish-beige coloration. Another advantage is the easy availability of the material: large limestone deposits are located in the Alps and across many parts of Europe. This means there are no significant transportation and procurement costs.

Similar to limestone, sandstone is also locally and affordably available in Germany. The natural material impresses with a wide color palette, ranging from red-browns to yellows, bluish, and black tones. The sedimentary rock is ideal for various embellishments and creative designs.

The hard rock granite, on the other hand, is known to be particularly durable, resilient, and almost indestructible. Specific varieties are available in gentle yellow tones, as well as greens, blues, or blacks. This tombstone material is also famous for its easy maintenance and cleaning.

As the most expensive and premium material for crafting a tombstone, marble captivates with an elegant appearance and unique veining. However, this type of stone requires a relatively high level of maintenance.

 Personalized Design: Unique Headstone Symbols

With the help of symbols and ornaments, headstones can be customized in countless ways. This allows the life of a deceased individual to be reflected in a dignified manner. It is important to us to fulfill your personal wishes and preferences as well as those of the deceased.

Traditionally, headstones often feature religious symbols, such as crosses as signs of redemption or peace doves. Headstones with angel figures also signify peace,safety, and comfort. They often represent asymbol of tranquility for the bereaved and provide strength to process their grief.

At the same time, unique messages can be expressed with non-religious symbols. For example, an open or closed book not only provides space for the deceased's details but also stands for knowledge and wisdom. A well-known symbol of strength and growth is headstones with tree symbols. You can also find a large selection of these in our headstone catalog. They depict the cycle of life and impermanence, similar to headstones with flowers. Certain tree and flower types are also excellent for expressing individual characteristics. For instance, birches symbolize grace and beauty, while oaks stand for resilience.

Headstone Costs

The costs of the headstones in the catalog vary depending on material, size, and grave type. Personal design choices such as inscriptions, ornaments, or borders also affect the total cost. Therefore, it is difficult to generalize the costs of a headstone.

A standard single headstone costs around 2,000 to 2,800 Euros. Double headstones, on the other hand, typically range from 3,000 to 4,000 Euros. If you opt for a cremation headstone, it will be slightly less expensive, costing about 1,200 to 1,800 Euros.

Our non-binding headstone cost calculator offers helpful guidance. By answering just 5 simple questions, you will get an initial cost overview for your planned selection.

Ordering from the Headstone Catalog: How It Works

At Messerschmidt Headstones, we place great emphasis on personalized consultation! Whether in person in Crailsheim, via phone, or online – as a long-established stonemasonry master business, we guide you compassionately and competently in choosing a unique headstone for a loved one.

-    1. Consultation: If you want to purchase a headstone from our catalog, the order process begins with a personalized consultation. We clarify important details such as the grave location and the desired dimensions. Additionally, we are at your disposal to answer any questions or concerns you may have.

-    2. Cemetery Approval: Once you commission a headstone from us, we will handle the cemetery approval process with the relevant cemetery administration. They must approve the installation before the memorial can be placed. This process usually takes about 3 weeks.

-    3. Production: We produce our high-quality headstones locally in Crailsheim. Once you have chosen the right model, we customize it to meet your individual preferences. We strive to best represent your loved one. The incorporation of various symbols, shapes, or messages makes this possible. You should plan about 2 weeks for the complete production.

Delivery and Installation Details

If you choose a headstone from our catalog, you may install it yourself after completion. However, for traditional headstones, self-installation is not possible! If these are not professionally installed, it can easily lead to serious injuries or significant damage due to the massive weight of the upright headstones.

Our installation specialists, on the other hand, have the necessary materials and tools for a correct and safe installation. We deliver nationwide to your desired location. Once the installation is complete, we will ensure the grave site is left orderly and inform you about the full completion.

If you choose a headstone from our range, you will also benefit from our lifetime stability guarantee. We use a particularly secure foundation technique: the ring foundation. This is directly connected to the natural ground and prevents any sudden tilting of the headstone. Should unexpected issues arise, our customer service is here for you!