Stadt Emmerich am Rhein

What Stadt Emmerich am Rhein does

Stadt Emmerich am Rhein is a German municipal government entity (Kommune/Gemeinde) located in the district of Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, with city rights dating to 1233. The municipality administers public services for approximately 30,000 residents across districts including Emmerich, Elten, Borghees, Dornick, Hüthum, Klein-Netterden, Praest, and Vrasselt, and operates an extensive portfolio of wholly-owned municipal subsidiaries: Stadtbücherei (city library with 25,000 physical media items plus 23,000 e-media via Onleihe Niederrhein), Stadttheater (municipal theater), EMBRICANA (leisure pool and premium-certified sauna facility with 1,000+ sqm water area), Stadtwerke and Technische Werke Emmerich (utilities), Feuerwehr (fire protection), Bus und Bahn (public transport), Volkshochschule (adult education), Friedhöfe (cemetery services), and Kommunalbetriebe/Bauhof (municipal works).

The city generates revenue through a hybrid model combining tax-funded public administration with fee-based cultural and recreational services (theater ticket sales via reservix.de, EMBRICANA pool/sauna entry, library fees for overdue items and premium media). Tourism is a meaningful revenue vertical, anchored by the Rheinbrücke — Germany's longest suspension bridge (1,228m, opened 1965) — the 1km Rheinpromenade, and the 2025 state-recognized Luftkurort Elten on the 82m Eltenberg, which is pursuing Kneipp-Kurort certification for health tourism. Distribution operates through three tourist information offices (Rheinpromenade 11, Hochelten, and Elten), physical municipal offices, and digital channels including the emmerich.de portal, Emmerich-App, and Mängelmelder civic reporting tool.

Operationally, the city faces material fiscal stress, publicly joining the nationwide 'Kommunen am Limit' campaign in June 2026 to warn of municipal financial collapse. Despite this, it continues infrastructure investment through ISEK 2035 (integrated urban development concept), the Betuwe-Linie rail project, STADTRADELN 2026 cycling initiative, and a Hitzeschutz climate adaptation program under a dedicated Klimaschutzbeauftragte. The municipality also actively pursues cross-border Dutch-German cooperation, with approximately 30% of Elten residents being Dutch nationals.

Name

Stadt Emmerich am Rhein

Legal name

Stadt Emmerich am Rhein

Website

https://emmerich.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadt Emmerich am Rhein is a German municipal government in North Rhine-Westphalia, founded 1233, providing public administration, cultural, recreational, and tourism services to approximately 30,000 residents across multiple districts, operating facilities including a library, theater, pool/sauna, and utilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Public Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Municipal government
• Civic cultural services
• Local public services
• Public leisure facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Gemmerich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stadt Emmerich am Rhein operates as a municipal government providing public administration and citizen services to residents and visitors. Its core offerings include the Stadtbücherei (public library), Stadttheater (city theater), the EMBRICANA Erlebnisbad (leisure pool), tourist information services, and the Luftkurort Elten (air spa resort), alongside statutory local government functions for the city's constituent districts.

Product overview

Stadt Emmerich am Rhein is a municipal government offering a portfolio of public services including the Stadtbücherei (city library with 25,000 physical media and 23,000 e-media), the Stadttheater (municipal theater), EMBRICANA (premium sauna and leisure pool), tourist information services, and the Luftkurort Elten (recognized air spa resort). These services operate as independent public facilities rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EMBRICANA: Sauna- und Erlebnisbad (sauna and adventure pool) facility operated by the municipality
• Stadttheater Emmerich
• Stadtbücherei Emmerich am Rhein
• Stadtwerke Emmerich
• Tourist-Information Emmerich

Products and services

• Stadtbücherei Emmerich am Rhein Municipal public library operated by the city, providing lending, reading, and information services to residents and citizens of Emmerich am Rhein.
• Stadttheater Emmerich am Rhein Municipal city theater hosting performing arts and cultural programming, available to the general public and visitors of Emmerich am Rhein.
• EMBRICANA Erlebnisbad Public leisure and adventure swimming pool operated by the city, offering recreation, wellness, and swimming services to residents and visitors.
• Tourist-Information Emmerich am Rhein Municipal tourist information office providing visitor services, guidance, and tourist-oriented information about Emmerich am Rhein and its districts.
• Luftkurort Elten Designated air-spa (Luftkurort) resort in the Elten district, offering wellness, health, and nature-based recreation to visitors and residents.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Kleve: District capital of Kleve in North Rhine-Westphalia, directly comparable as a neighboring Lower Rhine municipal government with similar citizen services, cultural facilities, and tourism positioning on the German-Dutch border.
• Stadt Rees: Neighboring Lower Rhine town also situated directly on the Rhine, providing comparable municipal services, tourism infrastructure, and small-city administrative scale.
• Stadt Xanten: Lower Rhine municipal government of similar size with a strong tourism and cultural positioning (Archäologischer Park Xanten, cathedral, historical sites) directly comparable to Emmerich's Hanseatic heritage and tourism-led identity.
• Stadt Bocholt: Mid-sized municipal government in the wider Lower Rhine / Münsterland border region with a comparable mix of cultural, educational, and administrative municipal services at a slightly larger scale.
• Stadt Goch: Municipal government in the same Kleve district, comparable in scale and service portfolio, with a similar mix of cultural, recreational, and administrative offerings for residents and visitors.
• Stadt Kalkar: Small municipal government in the Kleve district with similar population scale, providing the same core portfolio of municipal services, cultural facilities, and citizen administration.
• Stadt Hamminkeln: Neighboring Lower Rhine municipal government of comparable size, offering similar citizen services, recreational facilities, and cross-border regional positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Wesel: Larger municipal government in the Lower Rhine region with a broader administrative portfolio, providing overlapping services (citizen administration, cultural, recreation) and serving as an upstream reference for Emmerich's growth path.
• Stadt Dinslaken: Larger municipal government in the Lower Rhine with overlapping cultural, leisure, and administrative offerings, useful as a comparable incumbent for benchmarking service portfolio breadth.

Regional players

• Stadt Isselburg: Small municipal government in the same Borken / Kleve border region with very similar scale, citizen services portfolio, and Dutch-German cross-border context.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCRDgo1rNMh2wwkEumc5IOlw
• Facebookfacebook.com/stadtemmerich
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadtbuecherei_emmerich/?hl=de
• Xx.com/stadtemmerich

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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