Stadt Reutlingen

What Stadt Reutlingen does

Stadt Reutlingen (legal name: Stadtverwaltung Reutlingen) is the municipal government of the city of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, led by Oberbürgermeister Thomas Keck. It is the second-largest employer in the city with more than 2,600 staff and serves the resident population across 12 city districts (Stadtbezirke) including Altenburg, Betzingen, Bronnweiler, Degerschlacht, Gönningen, Mittelstadt, Oferdingen, Ohmenhausen, Reicheneck, Rommelsbach, Sickenhausen, and Sondelfingen. The entity is classified as a public-sector government body (not a private commercial company) and holds no parent company. Reutlingen positions itself as the smallest major city (Großstadt) in Baden-Württemberg and the only one located within a UNESCO biosphere reserve (Biosphärengebiet Schwäbische Alb); the city's Schwörtage are recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

The service portfolio spans administrative procedures (identity documents, building permits, registrations), education and childcare (Kita-Finder, AnKeR central placement system, employer-sponsored Betriebsbelegplätze), social services, urban planning and housing (Bebauungspläne, Vorkaufsrechtssatzungen, Mietspiegel), cultural and tourism programs, and public infrastructure. Digital infrastructure includes the Bürgerservice-Portal citizen service portal, Virtuelles Amt, Online-Terminvereinbarung, Geoportal, Open Data and Kommunale Statistik platforms, Schadensmelder damage reporting tool, deliveRT parcel lockers, free public WiFi, E-Rechnung, Wahllokalfinder, and the Stadtbibliothek online catalog. The city wholly owns a portfolio of municipal utilities and operating companies (Eigenbetriebe) including FairEnergie (energy supply), SER Stadtentwässerung (wastewater), TBR Technische Betriebsdienste (waste management, winter services, cemeteries), GWG (housing and commercial property), StaRT Stadtmarketing und Tourismus, Feuerwehr Reutlingen, and Neue BWS GmbH.

Revenue is generated from municipal taxes (Grundsteuer, Gewerbesteuer, Hundesteuer, Zweitwohnungssteuer, Vergnügungssteuer), administrative fees and charges for services such as ID documents, permits and registry services, plus state allocations, subsidies, and funding via the municipal holding/participation structure. Administrative fees follow statutory schedules and operate on a pay-as-you-go transaction basis. There is no private shareholding, no parent company, and no venture funding; the city serves as its own governing authority. Strategic positioning includes a Bundesgartenschau 2039 bid (with exclusive application rights granted to Reutlingen and surrounding municipalities by Deutsche Bundesgartenschaugesellschaft), the INNOPORT Innovationszentrum as the first major project of the RT_Unlimited digital transformation initiative targeting Industry 4.0 and AI applications, and ongoing building projects including the Generalsanierung Rathaus, Theater Reutlingen, and Oberamteistraße 28-34.

Name

Stadt Reutlingen

Legal name

Stadtverwaltung Reutlingen

Website

https://reutlingen.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Stadt Reutlingen is the municipal government of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, serving residents across 12 city districts through public administration, utilities, and digital citizen services, operating with 2,600+ staff and wholly-owned municipal subsidiaries.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration / Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210), Administrative and Support Services (561), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Stormwater Management & MS4 Compliance Services (BPALAMAL)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public administration
• Citizen services
• Local government
• Urban planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Reutlingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Die Stadt Reutlingen finanziert sich hauptsächlich durch kommunale Steuern wie Grundsteuer, Gewerbesteuer, Hundesteuer, Zweitwohnungssteuer und Vergnügungssteuer.
2. Administrative Fees and Charges: Gebühren für Verwaltungsleistungen wie Ausweise, Genehmigungen, Standesamtsdienste und kommunale Dienstleistungen.
3. Public Services Funding: Finanzierung durch staatliche Zuweisungen, Fördermittel und kommunale Beteiligungsgesellschaften wie FairEnergie, TBR, SER und GWG.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stadt Reutlingen is a municipal government entity (Stadtverwaltung) that administers and provides public services to the residents and businesses of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It delivers administrative services through the Rathaus, citizen service offices, district offices (Bezirksämter), and a digital Bürgerservice-Portal, encompassing identity documents, permits, registrations, taxes, urban planning, social services, education, and cultural offerings. The city operates a network of 12 Stadtbezirke and wholly-owned municipal utilities (FairEnergie, TBR, SER, GWG, StaRT) providing energy, waste management, sewage, housing, and city marketing services.

Product overview

Stadt Reutlingen operates a comprehensive digital municipal service ecosystem consisting of citizen service portals, administrative online services, and information platforms. The core offerings include the Bürgerservice-Portal (citizen service portal) providing unified access to municipal procedures, the Online-Terminvereinbarung (online appointment booking) for city hall visits, and the Virtuelles Amt (virtual office) for remote administrative transactions. Supporting platforms include the Geoportal for geographic information and urban planning, the Kita-Finder for locating daycare facilities, and the AnKeR system for centralized daycare registration and placement allocation. The municipality also provides digital tools such as the Schadensmelder (damage reporter), deliveRT Paketschränke (parcel lockers), and Freies WiFi (public WiFi). Content offerings include digital coloring pages for children, an event calendar, open data services, and various informational platforms covering sports, culture, education, and city administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bürgerservice-Portal Digital citizen service portal providing access to administrative services, forms, online applications, and municipal procedures for residents of Reutlingen.
• Online-Terminvereinbarung Online appointment booking system for visits to city hall, district offices, and citizen service centers.
• Virtuelles Amt Virtual administrative office providing remote access to municipal services and procedures.
• Geoportal / Stadtplan Interactive city map and geodata portal providing urban planning, zoning, building plans, and navigation information for residents and developers.
• Open Data / Kommunale Statistik Open government data initiative providing statistical information and public datasets for civic use.
• Kita-Finder Online search tool to locate and compare daycare facilities (Kindertageseinrichtungen) across the city.
• AnKeR (Anmeldung und Platzvergabe für Kindertageseinrichtungen) Centralized online registration and placement allocation system for daycare facilities, allowing parents to apply and secure spots for their children.
• Stadtbibliothek Online-Katalog Digital catalog and online services for the municipal public library, enabling residents to search, reserve, and access library resources.
• deliveRT Paketschränke Parcel locker system for convenient package delivery and collection throughout the city.
• Freies WiFi Free public WiFi service provided by the municipality in city center areas.
• Schadensmelder Digital damage/malfunction reporting tool for citizens to report issues like street damage, broken infrastructure, or public facility problems.
• E-Rechnung Electronic invoicing system for municipal business transactions with suppliers and service providers.
• Veranstaltungskalender Comprehensive municipal event calendar listing cultural, sports, community, and official events across the city.
• Wahllokalfinder Online tool to locate polling stations for elections in Reutlingen.
• Betriebsbelegplätze Employer-sponsored daycare slots program allowing local companies to reserve childcare places for their employees.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• AarauminorOthersPartnerstadt in der Schweiz. Reutlingen pflegt eine Städtepartnerschaft mit Aarau.
• BouakéminorOthersPartnerstadt in Côte d'Ivoire. Die Partnerschaft fördert den kulturellen und menschlichen Austausch.
• DuschanbeminorOthersPartnerstadt in Tadschikistan.
• Ellesmere PortminorOthersPartnerstadt in England, Vereinigtes Königreich.
• ReadingminorOthersPartnerstadt in England, Vereinigtes Königreich.
• RoanneminorOthersPartnerstadt in Frankreich.
• SzolnokminorOthersPartnerstadt in Ungarn.
• PirnaminorOthersPartnerstadt in Deutschland (Sachsen).
• PistoiaminorOthersPartnerstadt in Italien.
• FairEnergiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStädtlicher Eigenbetrieb und Energieversorger für Gas, Wasser und Strom. Wichtig für die kommunale Energieversorgung und Wärmeversorgung.
• TBR Technische Betriebsdienste ReutlingencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStädtischer Eigenbetrieb zuständig für Abfallentsorgung, Winterdienst, Friedhöfe und öffentliche Toiletten.
• SER Stadtentwässerung ReutlingencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStädtischer Eigenbetrieb für Abwasserbewirtschaftung, Klärwerke und Regenwassernutzung.
• GWG Gesellschaft für Wohnungs- und GewerbebaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStädtische Beteiligungsgesellschaft für Wohnungsbau und Gewerbeimmobilien.
• StaRT Stadtmarketing und TourismuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStädtischer Eigenbetrieb für Stadtmarketing, Tourismus und die Bewerbung der Bundesgartenschau 2039.
• INNOPORT InnovationszentrumcoreTechnology or IntegrationErstes großes Projekt von RT_Unlimited für digitale Transformation, Industrie 4.0, smarte Produktion und KI-Anwendungen auf dem ehemaligen Willi Betz Areal.
• Deutsche BundesgartenschaugesellschaftmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHat Reutlingen und umliegenden Gemeinden das Exklusivrecht für die Bewerbung auf die Bundesgartenschau 2039 eingeräumt.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Ludwigsburg: Ludwigsburg is a comparable mid-sized Großstadt in Baden-Württemberg with similar citizen-services, cultural-tourism emphasis (Residenzschloss), and wholly-owned municipal operations.
• Stadt Heilbronn: Heilbronn is a comparable Großstadt in Baden-Württemberg with similar municipal utility subsidiaries (Stadtwerke), educational institution ecosystem, and transformation programs.
• Stadt Darmstadt: Darmstadt is a comparable mid-sized German city with a strong science/technology base (TU Darmstadt, GSI), similar to Reutlingen's positioning around INNOPORT and digital industry.
• Stadt Regensburg: Regensburg is a comparable mid-sized Großstadt in southern Germany with UNESCO World Heritage status, similar scale, and municipal utility operations (Stadtwerke Regensburg).
• Stadt Esslingen am Neckar: Esslingen is a mid-sized Baden-Württemberg city of similar scale with comparable industrial heritage, municipal utilities, and shared UNESCO Schwörtage heritage with Reutlingen.
• Stadt Erlangen: Erlangen is a comparable German mid-sized city with similar hightech/industrial base (Siemens anchor), university presence, and municipal subsidiary structure.
• Stadt Konstanz: Konstanz is a comparable mid-sized city at the regional economic pole that Reutlingen references ('zwischen Stuttgart und Bodensee'), with similar municipal services and tourism-led marketing.
• Stadt Tübingen: Tübingen is a comparable mid-sized Großstadt in Baden-Württemberg with a similar municipal service portfolio, university-driven economy, and wholly-owned städtische Eigenbetriebe structure.
• Stadt Pforzheim: Pforzheim is another mid-sized Baden-Württemberg city of comparable population and economic structure, providing a useful benchmarking reference for municipal service delivery models.
• Stadt Göttingen: Göttingen is a comparable mid-sized German city anchored by a major university and similar municipal service scope, useful for benchmarking citizen-services digitalization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StadtReutlingen
• YouTubeyoutube.com/stadtrt
• Facebookfacebook.com/stadt.reutlingen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-reutlingen
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadt.reutlingen
• TikToktiktok.com/@stadt.reutlingen

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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