Stadt Kassel

Name

Stadt Kassel

Legal name

Stadt Kassel

Website

https://stadt-kassel.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB), Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Parks, Recreation & Protected Areas Administration (BPAIAMAH), Public Procurement & Contracting (BPAIAEAE)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Digital government portal
• Civic engagement services
• City tourism services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kassel

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: The primary revenue source for the city government comes from municipal taxes (Gewerbesteuer, Grundsteuer) collected from businesses and property owners within Kassel's jurisdiction.
2. Administrative Fees and Service Charges: Fees collected for various administrative services including parking fees (Parkgebühren), resident parking permits (Bewohnerparkausweis), building permits, civil registry services, and other municipal functions.
3. Parking Operations: Revenue generated from parking meters (Parkscheinautomaten) and parking zones throughout the city, including the expansion of parking fee zones.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Stadt Kassel is the municipal government of Kassel, Germany, providing public administration services, civil registry functions, permits, public safety, waste management, urban planning, cultural programming, and tourism services to approximately 200,000 residents and visitors. Its core offerings are delivered through a digital ecosystem (kassel.de, Kassel-App, Digitales Rathaus, Geoportal) supported by physical service points and the Rathaus, complemented by management of cultural assets such as the UNESCO World Heritage Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe and the documenta exhibition.

Product overview

Stadt Kassel operates a digital platform ecosystem centered on kassel.de as the main city portal, supplemented by the Kassel-App for mobile access, the Politisches Informationssystem SD.NET RIM 4 for transparent political governance, the Geoportal Kassel for geographic information, and the Digitales Rathaus for citizen administrative services. These interconnected digital services form an integrated smart city infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• kassel.de City Portal
• Kassel-App
• Digitales Rathaus
• Geoportal Kassel
• Politisches Informationssystem SD.NET RIM 4
• In-Person Rathaus Service Desk
• Service Point GALERIA Kassel
• Telephone Contact Center (0561 115)

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Arkhangai Province, MongoliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Kassel has established a partnership with Arkhangai Province in Mongolia for economic cooperation. Wirtschaftsdezernent (Economic Affairs Director) Matthias Nölke and Gouverneur Tserennadmid Byambadoo signed a joint declaration to strengthen economic ties and facilitate business connections between Kassel and Arkhangai. The partnership includes delegation visits and trade missions aimed at building international economic relationships.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf is a major German city with similar municipal governance structure and digital citizen services (duesseldorf.de), comparable in function to Stadt Kassel for residents and businesses.
• Stadt Köln: Cologne operates a comparable German municipal government with digital citizen services and similar administrative functions. Both cities are major cultural centers in western Germany with active tourism economies.
• Stadt Berlin: Berlin operates as a combined city and federal state with comprehensive municipal services and digital citizen platforms (berlin.de), serving a similar governance function as Stadt Kassel though at vastly greater scale.
• Stadt Leipzig: Leipzig operates a German municipal government with comparable digital service offerings and a similar cultural positioning in eastern Germany. Both cities emphasize cultural programming, museums, and tourism.
• Stadt München: Munich operates a German municipal government with similar digital citizen service infrastructure (muenchen.de) and provides comparable municipal functions, though at significantly larger scale than Kassel.
• Stadt Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt is a major Hessian municipal government with the same regional operating environment and similar digital citizen services (frankfurt.de). Both operate comparable municipal administrative functions for residents, businesses, and visitors in Hesse.
• Stadt Nürnberg: Nuremberg is a major Bavarian city with comparable municipal administrative services and digital citizen platforms (nuernberg.de), serving a similar function to Stadt Kassel for its residents and businesses.
• Stadt Stuttgart: Stuttgart is a major German municipal government with similar digital citizen service infrastructure (stuttgart.de) and comparable administrative functions for residents, businesses, and cultural visitors.
• Stadt Hamburg: Hamburg functions as both a city and federal state, providing citizen digital services (hamburg.de) comparable to those offered by Stadt Kassel, though at larger scale and with state-level authorities.
• Stadt Hannover: Hannover is the capital of Lower Saxony with similar population scale and provides comparable municipal digital services (hannover.de). Both cities serve as regional administrative and cultural centers in Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stadtkassel
• Facebookfacebook.com/stadtkassel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-kassel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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