What District of Stade does

Landkreis Stade (District of Stade) is a German district-level public administration entity (Kreisverwaltung) headquartered at Am Sande 2, 21682 Stade in Lower Saxony, operating under the statutory authority of the State of Lower Saxony. It delivers mandatory public administrative services to approximately 200,000 residents across multiple municipalities and Samtgemeinden (collective municipalities), including the cities of Stade and Buxtehude. The service portfolio spans social welfare, family support, elderly care, youth services, health oversight, environmental protection and permitting, migration and integration, public safety coordination, vehicle licensing, regional planning, economic development, and district road infrastructure (Kreisstraßen).

The entity operates a multi-channel service delivery model combining three physical office locations (the main Kreishaus, a health department site at Heckenweg 7, and a fire/emergency technical center in Stade-Wiepenkathen) with digital channels including the Service Portal (portal.landkreis-stade.de), the GeoPortal (built on ArcGIS Online) featuring interactive maps for zoning, wind energy, construction sites, nature reserves, and a Solarkataster solar cadastre, the Schulausfall-App for school closure notifications, and a Bürgerservice A-Z citizen services directory. Three executive Dezernenten oversee the departments covering Environment/Construction, Law/Order/Migration, and Social Affairs/Health/Youth/Family, led by Landrat Kai Seefried.

The revenue model is non-commercial: the district is funded primarily through public taxation at federal, state, and municipal levels, supplemented by nominal administrative fees for licenses, permits, and certifications, and managed services revenue from administering state-funded housing promotion programs on behalf of Lower Saxony through NBank. The entity has no subsidiaries, no commercial revenue disclosure, and is not subject to typical competitive market dynamics. Strategic partnerships include InWIS for housing policy development and integration with the GDI-DE, GDI-NI, and Metropolregion Hamburg geodata infrastructures.

Name

District of Stade

Legal name

Landkreis Stade

Website

https://www.landkreis-stade.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

District of Stade (Landkreis Stade) is a German district government in Lower Saxony delivering statutory public administrative services — including social welfare, environmental permitting, licensing, and public safety — to approximately 200,000 residents across multiple municipalities and Samtgemeinden.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stade

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Tax Funding: Governmental funding derived from tax revenues at the federal, state, and municipal levels to support core administrative functions and public services.
2. Administrative Fees and Charges: Nominal fees collected for specific administrative services such as licensing, permits, certifications, and official documentation processing.
3. Housing Promotion Administration: State-funded housing promotion programs administered on behalf of Lower Saxony, with NBank serving as the approval authority.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

District of Stade (Landkreis Stade) is a district-level public government authority in Lower Saxony, Germany, providing mandated administrative services to approximately 200,000 residents. It delivers social welfare, family support, environmental permits, public safety coordination, infrastructure planning, licensing, and economic development through physical offices, an online Service Portal, and a public GeoPortal.

Product overview

Landkreis Stade operates as a district government offering a suite of digital citizen services. The portfolio centers on the Service Portal (Serviceportal) for online administrative transactions, complemented by the GeoPortal for geographic information access. Additional digital touchpoints include the Schulausfall-App for school closure notifications and a comprehensive Bürgerservice A-Z directory. The district utilizes ArcGIS Online technology for its geoportal infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Service Portal (Serviceportal) Online service portal providing citizens access to administrative services including vehicle registration, driver's license appointments, applications, and forms.
• GeoPortal Landkreis Stade Interactive geographic information system portal presenting spatial data for public access, including map applications for zoning plans, wind energy facilities, construction sites, and nature protection areas.
• Schulausfall-App Mobile application for receiving school cancellation notifications and updates from schools in the district.
• Wohnraumversorgungskonzept Housing supply concept providing recommendations for housing market stakeholders in the district, with available versions from 2018 and 2024.
• Bürgerservice A-Z Citizen services directory providing alphabetical access to administrative services and procedures.

Quantifiable outcome

• Services for approximately 200,000 residents across multiple municipalities

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NBank (Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNBank serves as the approval authority for state housing promotion programs in Lower Saxony. The district administers these programs locally, supporting target groups including large families and persons with disabilities in new construction, extension, and renovation projects.
• Metropolregion HamburgminorOthersCollaborative participation in the metropolitan region's geodata infrastructure (GDI MRH), sharing spatial planning and geographic information across the greater Hamburg metropolitan area.
• GDI-NI (Geodateninfrastruktur Niedersachsen)minorOthersParticipation in the Lower Saxony geodata infrastructure network coordinated by LGLN for statewide spatial data sharing and standards.
• GDI-DE (Geodateninfrastruktur Deutschland)minorOthersIntegration with the national geodata infrastructure of Germany for harmonized spatial data services across the federal republic.
• InWIS (Institut für Wohnungswesen, Immobilienwirtschaft, Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned by the district to develop the Wohnraumversorgungskonzept (housing supply concept), providing recommendations for all housing market actors in the district.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Landkreis Harburg: Neighboring Landkreis in Lower Saxony of comparable size (~250k residents). Same governance tier (Kreis), similar social services, environmental, and digital citizen service mandate, making it the closest structural and geographic peer.
• Landkreis Cuxhaven: Neighboring coastal Landkreis in Lower Saxony with a comparable population base and a similar rural-urban mix. Shares the same statutory district-government mandate, including social welfare, environmental protection, and citizen services.
• Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme): Lower Saxony Landkreis of similar scale operating the same Kreis-level administrative functions and Lower Saxony state-level digital service framework (e.g., Serviceportal Niedersachsen).
• Landkreis Lüneburg: Lower Saxony Landkreis in the same metropolitan region (Metropolregion Hamburg) with a comparable resident base. Operates an equivalent portfolio of social, environmental, and citizen digital services under the same state-level governance.
• Landkreis Osnabrück: Larger Lower Saxony Landkreis with a structurally identical governance mandate and a long-standing digital service portfolio, often cited as a reference point for Kreis-level e-government in Lower Saxony.
• Landkreis Oldenburg: Lower Saxony Landkreis sharing the same state-level administrative framework, comparable rural-municipal composition, and similar citizen-service digital infrastructure.

Regional players

• Landkreis Pinneberg: Schleswig-Holstein Landkreis of similar urban-adjacent character, providing comparable Kreis-level services. Operates in a different federal state and therefore is not in direct competition but offers a strong structural reference.
• Landkreis Stormarn: Schleswig-Holstein Landkreis in the Hamburg metropolitan region with similar population scale and an equivalent digital citizen-service orientation; useful reference for cross-state comparison of district e-government offerings.

Others

• Hansestadt Stade: City municipality located within the Landkreis Stade; operates as a complementary municipal-level administration delivering Wohngeld and other citizen services jointly with the district.
• Hansestadt Buxtehude: City municipality within Landkreis Stade providing municipal-level services and acting as a Wohngeld partner for housing-allowance delivery, illustrating the district's municipal coordination model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lkstade
• Instagraminstagram.com/lk_stade
• Xx.com/lkstade
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landkreis-stade

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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