What Stadt Friedrichshafen does

Stadt Friedrichshafen is the municipal government of Friedrichshafen, a city of approximately 60,000 residents in the Bodenseekreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, operating under German municipal law (Kommune) within the state framework. It delivers statutory local administrative services — including residency registration, business licensing, building permits, civil documentation, social services, education administration, and public infrastructure oversight — to residents, local businesses, and visitors within its geographic jurisdiction. As a public-sector entity, it is funded by local taxes, administrative fees, and intergovernmental transfers rather than commercial revenue, with no commercial pricing model applied to citizens.

The city's digital presence is built on the TYPO3 CMS and functions as a comprehensive municipal service portal rather than a standalone product. The platform offers more than 300 online administrative forms, an A-Z service directory, online appointment booking at city hall and the four local Ortsverwaltungen (Ailingen, Kluftern, Raderach, Ettenkirch), encrypted electronic communication channels, and digital building permit submission via the VIA-Bau system integrated with the state-wide Service-BW portal. Accessibility is a material design priority: the site carries German disability-equality-law certification (barrierefrei), provides a Deutsche Gebärdensprache (sign language) video layer built with the federal Kommunaler Gebärdensprache-Avatar (KGA) consortium, and offers a Leichte Sprache (Easy Language) version for residents with cognitive disabilities or limited German proficiency. Multilingual coverage extends to English, French, and Italian, supporting the city's tourism function tied to the Bodensee/Lake Constance corridor and its association with the Zeppelin legacy.

Service delivery is hybrid: digital channels (website, newsletter, event calendar, social media) sit alongside the centralized city hall service center (with the German government 115 service number and direct phone line +49 7541 203-0) and decentralized district offices. The entity is not privately owned, has no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no commercial shareholders; it operates as a public administrative body. The recorded headcount of 1-10 in the input reflects the scope of the data captured (likely the digital/web team) rather than total municipal employment.

Name

Stadt Friedrichshafen

Legal name

Stadt Friedrichshafen

Website

https://friedrichshafen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1811

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stadt Friedrichshafen is the municipal government of Friedrichshafen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, delivering statutory local administrative services — permits, registrations, civil documentation, and social services — to its ~60,000 residents, local businesses, and visitors through a TYPO3-based digital portal with 300+ online forms, accessibility features, and integration with state e-government systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (921140), Other General Government Support (921190), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB), Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration portal
• E-governance platform
• Citizen services digital
• Local administrative services

Headquarters

HQ city

Friedrichshafen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stadt Friedrichshafen is the municipal government of Friedrichshafen, Germany, providing public administration services to residents, local businesses, and visitors. Its core offering is a digital municipal portal offering over 300 online administrative forms, services from A to Z, online appointment booking, signage/language accessibility features, and integration with state and federal e-government systems. The platform is complemented by in-person service counters at the city hall and decentralized local administrative offices.

Product overview

Stadt Friedrichshafen operates a comprehensive digital citizen services platform built on the TYPO3 CMS, offering a unified municipal portal with integrated online forms, appointment booking, accessibility features (sign language videos and Easy Language versions), and connections to state government portals. The platform provides over 300 digital administrative forms, categorized services (A-Z), and electronic communication tools, primarily serving as a government e-governance portal rather than a commercial product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online-Formulare (Online Forms Portal) Comprehensive digital forms portal offering over 300 online administrative forms covering citizen services from A to Z, integrated with service-bw.de and other government portals for applications including building permits, residency registration, and business registrations. Designed for residents of Friedrichshafen.
• Dienstleistungen A-Z (Services A-Z Directory) Alphabetically organized citizen services directory providing information and access to all municipal services including residency, business, environment, transportation, family, and social services with direct links to relevant forms and online applications. Targeted at Friedrichshafen residents and businesses.
• Gebärdensprache (Sign Language Accessibility Service) Sign language video service providing deaf users with video content in German Sign Language (Deutsche Gebärdensprache) covering key administrative topics including first contact, authority guide, disability services, ID applications, and accessibility declarations through the Kommunaler Gebärdensprach-Avatar (KGA) project. Targeted at deaf citizens of Friedrichshafen.
• Leichte Sprache (Easy Language Website Version) Simplified language version of the website using Easy Language (Leichte Sprache) standards to make municipal information accessible for people with cognitive disabilities or limited German proficiency, covering key topics including news, city facilities, addresses, job openings, events, and accommodations.
• Online-Terminbuchung (Online Appointment Booking) Digital service allowing citizens to book appointments online at city hall and local administration offices, eliminating wait times and enabling structured visitor management. Targeted at Friedrichshafen residents.
• Elektronische Kommunikation (Electronic Communication) Secure electronic communication services including encrypted email options and contact form for direct digital communication with the city administration. Targeted at citizens and businesses seeking secure correspondence with municipal authorities.
• Bauantrag Digital (Digital Building Permits - VIA-Bau) Digital building permit application system (VIA-Bau) enabling online submission of construction applications, demolition notifications, and simplified approval procedures through the Baden-Württemberg digital building permit portal. Targeted at property owners, architects, and construction companies in Friedrichshafen.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kommunaler Gebärdensprach-Avatar (KGA) ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in the federal KGA project to develop a municipal sign language avatar system, improving digital accessibility for deaf citizens. For many deaf people, written texts function as a foreign language, making sign language videos particularly helpful.
• Service-BWcoreTechnology or IntegrationState-wide e-government service portal providing online administrative procedures, integrated into the city website. Used for hundreds of form submissions including business registrations, permits, and citizen services.
• Bodenseekreis (Lake Constance District)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional administrative district partnership for specialized services including disability support, transportation services, and health referrals for citizens requiring district-level services.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Ulm: Similar-sized Baden-Württemberg city operating a comprehensive municipal e-government portal with comparable service catalog, online forms, accessibility features, and integration into state-wide service-bw.de infrastructure.
• Stadt Konstanz: Direct neighboring municipality on Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg, similar in size (~85k residents), tourist economy, and TYPO3-based municipal portal offering e-government services, accessibility features, and event/cultural content.
• Stadt Lindau (Bodensee): Lake Constance neighbor in neighboring Bavaria, similar tourism-driven economy and municipal portal offering administrative services plus tourism/event content for comparable resident population.
• Stadt Ravensburg: Nearby Upper Swabian city of similar size (~50k residents) operating a comparable municipal e-government portal with service catalog, online forms, and accessibility features within the same BW state e-government ecosystem.
• Stadt Tübingen: Similar-sized Baden-Württemberg university city with a comparable municipal portal delivering administrative services, civic engagement features, and tourism/cultural content on the same TYPO3-based digital platform.
• Stadt Meersburg: Bodenseekreis district neighbor with similar municipal service portal structure, smaller scale, same state-level service-bw.de integration, and overlapping tourism/administrative use cases.
• Stadt Reutlingen: Similar-sized Baden-Württemberg city operating a municipal portal with comparable administrative services, online forms, accessibility provisions, and integration with state-level e-government platforms.
• Stadt Überlingen: Direct neighbor within the Bodenseekreis district, smaller Lake Constance town with comparable municipal portal structure, citizen services A-Z, and tourism/civic portal functions.

Broad incumbents

• Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart: Much larger Baden-Württemberg state capital with a more advanced municipal digital portal; offers overlapping e-government capabilities (online services, appointment booking, accessibility features) at greater scale as a reference implementation within the same state ecosystem.
• Stadt München: Major German city with a mature municipal digital portal offering citizen services, accessibility features, and tourism/event content; not a direct geographic competitor but operates an analogous e-government model at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/zeppelinstadt

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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