Municipality of Illingen

What Municipality of Illingen does

Gemeinde Illingen is a public law corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) and local government entity serving approximately 17,000 residents across six administrative districts (Ortsteile) in the Illtal valley of Saarland, Germany. Governed by a directly elected mayor (Bürgermeister Andreas Hübgen) and a 33-member municipal council (Gemeinderat), the municipality delivers the full scope of local public services: administrative registration (births, deaths, marriages, ID/passport issuance), waste management, civil protection, urban planning, fire services (via the Regiebetrieb Feuerwehr subsidiary), and community facilities including an indoor swimming pool, public library, VHS adult education center, and the Illipse Kulturforum cultural venue.

The municipality's technology footprint is modest and operationally conventional: its public website is built on TYPO3 CMS, paired with the open-source Matomo analytics platform for traffic measurement, and a third-party "Bürgerbüro-Online" portal enables digital administrative transactions. There is no disclosed proprietary technology stack, no developer-facing API, no native mobile application, and no AI/ML capability documented. The municipality operates two core wholly-owned operating units — the Freizeit-, Hallen- und Bäderbetrieb (leisure, halls, and pools) and Regiebetrieb Feuerwehr (fire brigade).

As a government entity, Illingen does not generate revenue in the commercial sense. Its financial base consists of municipal taxes (Grundsteuer property tax, Gewerbesteuer trade tax), administrative fees, and substantial intergovernmental transfers from the Saarland state and federal government — including approximately €8 million in recent development funding supporting multi-phase urban center revitalization projects such as the Brauturm Galerie and Zentrums-Kaskaden. Distribution is direct to citizens via physical Rathaus/Bürgerbüro offices (including Saturday hours), telephone hotline, and online services, targeting a single geographic market (Saarland, Germany) with no commercial customer base.

Name

Municipality of Illingen

Legal name

Gemeinde Illingen

Website

https://illingen.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gemeinde Illingen is a German municipal government entity in Saarland providing administrative, cultural, and community services to approximately 17,000 residents across six districts, funded by local taxes, fees, and state/federal transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public services
• Citizen services
• Community facilities
• Waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Illingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Revenue from local taxes including property taxes (Grundsteuer) and trade taxes (Gewerbesteuer) collected from residents and businesses within the municipality.
2. Administrative Fees: Fees collected for various administrative services including registration documents, permits, certifications, and other municipal transactions.
3. State and Federal Funding: Subsidies and funding from Saarland state government and federal government for infrastructure projects, urban development, and public services. Examples include EFRE funding and Städtebauförderung for urban redevelopment projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Municipality of Illingen provides local government administrative services to residents across 6 districts in the Saarland region of Germany. Core offerings include identity and registration services (births, deaths, marriages, passports), waste management, building permits, tax administration, public safety (fire brigade, civil protection), cultural programming through the Illipse Kulturforum, recreational facilities (indoor swimming pools), public libraries, and adult education via VHS. Services are delivered through physical citizen offices, an online services portal, telephone hotline, and community venues.

Product overview

Municipality of Illingen operates a comprehensive digital service platform providing administrative services, cultural venues, recreational facilities, and community programs. The core offering consists of an Online Citizen Services portal (Bürgerbüro Online) enabling digital access to municipal procedures, complemented by the Illipse Kulturforum cultural center hosting concerts, shows, and events. The municipality maintains recreational facilities including indoor pools and libraries, while organizing community events such as the Illinger Abendmarkt (evening market) and Illinger Schlemmeropenair food festival. Tourism services include historical sites (Bergkapelle, Burg Kerpen, Historisches Rathaus), experience trails like 'Nach der Schicht' about mining heritage, and the Bärenbachweg hiking trail. Educational offerings include VHS adult education and library services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Bürgerservice / Bürgerbüro Online

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple annual cultural events including PHOTON photography festival, Illinger Schlemmeropenair food festival, and 25 years of Illipse programming

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Willkommensregion NeunkirchenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional tourism and welcome partnership promoting the Neunkirchen region including Illingen for visitors, tourism, and economic development purposes. Joint marketing and promotional activities for the region.
• RAG AktiengesellschaftminorOthersRAG AG, a mining heritage company, provides information services related to former coal mining history in the Saarland region. Supports local history and mining memorial projects.
• Abwasserzweckverband Illtal (AVI)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMunicipal wastewater association serving the Illtal region including Illingen, managing sewage treatment infrastructure and related environmental services for the municipality.
• Landesbetrieb für StraßenbaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState road construction authority partnering with Illingen on major infrastructure projects including the comprehensive road renovation on Provinzialstraße (L 141) in Hüttigweiler district.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Willkommensregion Neunkirchen: Regional tourism and welcome cooperative marketing the Neunkirchen district including Illingen. Not a municipal-service peer but a strategic GTM partner for tourism promotion, accommodation referrals, and regional economic development.
• Entsorgungsverband Saar (EVS): Saarland-wide waste-management public authority interacting with Illingen's waste services. Not a peer in service scope but a key inter-municipal service partner for utilities, illustrating the regional public-sector service ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Gemeinde Merchweiler: Neighboring Saarland Großgemeinde that jointly operates the Standesamt with Illingen. Provides the same bundle of municipal administration, citizen services, public safety, and cultural/recreational offerings to a comparable small population.
• Stadt Lebach: Larger neighboring Saarland Kreisstadt serving as a regional administrative hub for surrounding municipalities including Illingen; provides similar administrative, cultural, and public safety services at slightly greater scale.
• Gemeinde Schiffweiler: Saarland Großgemeinde with comparable scale and service portfolio. Operates Rathaus services, public swimming/recreational facilities, and similar cultural programming under the same state-level supervisory framework.
• Gemeinde Oberthal: Small Saarland rural municipality with comparable demographic profile and service mix; relies on the same state supervisory structure and grant funding mechanisms to deliver local government services.
• Gemeinde Spiesen-Elversberg: Small Saarland municipality offering the same core municipal service package — citizen registration, cultural events, recreational facilities — funded through municipal taxes and state grants.
• Gemeinde Quierschied: Saarland municipality delivering citizen administration, waste management, fire protection, and community programs to a comparable population; structurally similar governance and funding mix.
• Stadt Sulzbach/Saar: Saarland small city (Stadt) with overlapping municipal administration functions, Bürgerbüro services, cultural venue operations, and infrastructure redevelopment programs within the same federal-state funding ecosystem.
• Gemeinde Eppelborn: Adjacent Saarland municipality in the same regional environment, delivering municipal administrative services, citizen offices, cultural programming, and infrastructure management to a similarly-sized resident population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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