District administration Donnersbergkreis

What District administration Donnersbergkreis does

The Kreisverwaltung Donnersbergkreis is a public district administration (Landkreis) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, established in 1969 and headquartered at Uhlandstraße 2, Kirchheimbolanden. It serves approximately 75,102 residents distributed across 81 Ortsgemeinden organized into 5 Verbandsgemeinden, covering 645.41 km² with a population density of 116.4/km². Under German federal and state law, the administration delivers mandated governmental services including civil registry, social welfare, immigration, veterinary, environmental protection, public safety coordination, disaster management, infrastructure planning, and economic development. Leadership rests with Landrat Rainer Guth (CDU/FWG), elected in 2017 and re-elected February 23, 2025.

The administration operates a digital service platform comprising an online services portal, online appointment booking, and a Virtual Post Office (VPS) for qualified electronic communication. Current strategic initiatives include a federally-funded broadband expansion program (Weiße Flecken) that has built 225 km of fiber optic infrastructure connecting 1,700 households at minimum 50 Mbit/s, a National Climate Protection Initiative-funded Municipal Energy Management System for county-owned buildings (KSI project 67K23925, October 2024 – October 2027) implemented with ZUG gGmbH as project sponsor, and a 'DENK WEITER' climate protection concept targeting energy self-sufficiency. Workforce development programming includes the annual Rock the Job vocational fair and a healthcare-specific career fair co-organized with regional economic partners.

The entity is funded through municipal taxes, state subsidies, and federal grants rather than commercial revenue. It faces material fiscal stress: the preliminary balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 shows negative equity (bilanzielle Überschuldung) of approximately 34 million EUR, liquidity credit debt of 58.3 million EUR, investment credit debt of 35.2 million EUR, and per capita debt of 1,221 EUR. The district maintains long-standing partnerships with Kyffhäuserkreis in Thuringia (since December 19, 1990, revitalized 2018) and Gicumbi District in Rwanda (since 1994, with approximately 225,000 EUR in aid across 19+ projects including schools, health centers, and agricultural cooperatives, recently shifted toward knowledge transfer).

Name

District administration Donnersbergkreis

Legal name

Kreisverwaltung Donnersbergkreis

Website

https://donnersberg.de

Company type

Public

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Public district administration in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, serving 75,102 residents across 81 municipalities. Delivers mandated governmental services including civil registry, social welfare, infrastructure, and economic development, funded through taxes and government grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration

NAICS

Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

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Parks, Recreation & Protected Areas Administration (BPAIAMAH)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Citizen e-government services
• Municipal infrastructure management
• Civil registry services
• Regional economic development

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirchheimbolanden

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Kreisverwaltung Donnersbergkreis is the district administration delivering legally mandated governmental services to 75,102 residents across 81 municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Core offerings include civil registry, social services, public safety coordination, veterinary services, environmental protection, infrastructure planning, and economic development support, delivered through both physical counters and an online e-government portal. The administration also coordinates regional development programs including broadband expansion, climate protection initiatives, and workforce development events.

Product overview

The Donnersbergkreis district administration operates as a public government body providing administrative services to citizens. The primary digital products include an Online-Services Portal for completing administrative tasks online and an Online Appointment Booking system. Infrastructure services encompass broadband expansion (Breitbandausbau) through a federally-funded fiber optic program, mobile communications support through the state Clearingstelle Mobilfunk, and municipal energy management systems funded by the National Climate Protection Initiative. The administration also runs workforce development initiatives including the annual Rock the Job employment summit and healthcare career fairs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online-Services Portal Digital portal offering e-government services to citizens of Donnersbergkreis, including online identity verification and electronic administrative task completion.
• Online Appointment Booking (Online-Terminvergabe) Online scheduling system that lets citizens book appointments with the Kreisverwaltung based on real-time availability.
• Broadband Expansion (Breitbandausbau) Federal and state-funded fiber optic broadband deployment program delivering gigabit connectivity to underserved areas in Donnersbergkreis.
• Mobile Communications Support (Mobilfunk) Coordination service for mobile network coverage expansion delivered alongside the state's Clearingstelle Mobilfunk.
• Municipal Energy Management (Kommunales Energiemanagement) Energy management system for county-owned properties, optimizing energy consumption, reducing costs, and supporting climate protection goals.
• Climate Protection Concept DENK WEITER District-wide climate protection initiative pursuing energy self-sufficiency, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and cycling infrastructure promotion.
• Rock the Job - Employment Summit Annual vocational training and job fair held at Donnersberghalle Rockenhausen, connecting local employers with job seekers across the district.
• Career Fair Healthcare & Nursing (Karrieremesse Pflege & Gesundheit) Career fair focused on healthcare and nursing professions, connecting health sector employers with prospective employees in the district.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy cost reduction through professional energy management in county-owned buildings
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• Ruanda Partnership (District Gicumbi)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1994International partnership established in 1994 with the municipality of Rutare (later expanded to entire District Gicumbi) in Rwanda. The partnership has supported 19+ aid projects including school buildings, health centers, and agricultural cooperatives. Total aid provided amounts to approximately 225,000 euros. Projects include support for school construction (Niyagatoma, Giti, Tanda), the Jyambere agricultural cooperative with dairy cattle, and the Abadahigwa women's cooperative for knitting work. A citizens' trip to Rwanda was organized in 2013, and a Freundeskreis Ruanda (Rwanda Friends Circle) was founded in April 2011.
• Kyffhäuserkreis PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 December 1990Partnership with Kyffhäuserkreis (formerly Kreis Sondershausen) in Thuringia, Germany, established on December 19, 1990. Originally focused on supporting administrative restructuring after German reunification. The partnership was revitalized in 2018 under Landrat Rainer Guth, with renewed focus on cultural exchange and inter-municipal cooperation. Local municipality partnerships also exist (e.g., Bubenheim-Oberbösa, Dannenfelser Feuerwehr-Klingen).
• LEADER - Region Donnersberger und Lautrer LandregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Action Group (LAG) for rural development combining the Donnersberg and Lautrer Land regions. Supports sustainable regional development projects through EU-funded LEADER program.
• Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz (ISB)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerState development and investment bank of Rhineland-Palatinate providing financing and support programs for businesses and municipalities in the region.
• ZukunftsRegion WestpfalzregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional development association promoting economic development, innovation, and cooperation in the West Palatinate region.
• Zukunft-Umwelt-Gesellschaft (ZUG) gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject sponsor for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection. Responsible for implementing the National Climate Protection Initiative (NKI) funding for the county's energy management project (KSI: 67K23925, duration 16.10.2024 – 15.10.2027).
• PfalzConnectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTelecommunications company selected as operator for the broadband deployment project (Weiße Flecken program) in Donnersbergkreis. Responsible for fiber optic network construction covering 225 km and connecting 1,700 households.
• Wirtschaftsforum Donnersberger LandregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional economic forum co-organizing career fairs and business networking events like the Karrieremesse Pflege & Gesundheit and Rock the Job employment summit.
• Alte Welt e.V.regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional initiative promoting intercommunal cooperation and sustainable development in the structurally weak Alte Welt region.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis: Rhineland-Palatinate Kreisverwaltung of comparable size and rural character, serving as a direct benchmark for municipal service delivery and infrastructure programs.
• Kyffhäuserkreis: Thuringian Landkreis and active sister-district partner since 1990; same statutory mandate and Kreisverwaltung structure under comparable German municipal law.
• Landkreis Alzey-Worms: Rhineland-Palatinate Kreisverwaltung of comparable population size and rural structure, executing the same federal/state funding programs (Breitband, NKI, LEADER).
• Landkreis Kaiserslautern: Adjacent Kreisverwaltung in Rhineland-Palatinate operating the same statutory mandate, structure, and service portfolio (Bürgerservice, Ordnungsverwaltung, Soziales) for a similarly sized rural population.
• Landkreis Kusel: Neighboring RLP Landkreis with similar administrative scale, demographic profile, and structural challenges (rural depopulation, narrow tax base).
• Landkreis Bad Dürkheim: Neighboring RLP Kreisverwaltung with comparable rural-suburban profile, identical municipal governance tasks, and similar broadband/LEADER program participation.
• Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße: Adjacent RLP Kreisverwaltung with the same mandate, organizational structure, and federal/state funding dependencies.
• Landkreis Germersheim: Comparable RLP Landkreis providing the same public administration functions under the same Kreisverwaltung legal framework.
• Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm: Rhineland-Palatinate Kreisverwaltung with comparable rural demographic challenges and structural budget pressures.
• Westerwaldkreis: Rhineland-Palatinate Kreisverwaltung of similar scale and rural profile, executing comparable Breitbandausbau, NKI, and LEADER-funded programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

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