City of Burgwedel

What City of Burgwedel does

Stadt Burgwedel (City of Burgwedel) is a municipal government entity (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) operating under public law in the Hannover region of Lower Saxony, Germany. It serves approximately 20,000 residents across seven constituent villages (Großburgwedel, Kleinburgwedel, Wettmar, Thönse, Fuhrberg, Engensen, and Oldhorst), providing statutory municipal services including civil registration, local taxation, building permits, family and childcare services, schools, environmental protection, mobility infrastructure, economic development, and public safety. The municipality is led by Mayor Ortrud Wendt and organized into functional offices including the Amt für zentrale Dienste and Amt für Umwelt und Stadtgrün.

The city's digital infrastructure is built on a NOLIS GmbH content management and navigation platform that hosts a multi-portal ecosystem: the main municipal website (www.burgwedel.de), a Serviceportal for online administrative transactions, a Geo-Portal/Navigator for GIS and routing, a Karriereportal for recruitment, a Bürgertipps citizen-feedback platform, and a Kita-Online childcare registration system. The technology stack is conventional government IT with no proprietary AI/ML components; the only external integration disclosed is an opt-in Google Translate widget. Operational technology partnerships include Stadtmobil Hannover (carsharing), ADFC (cargo-bike lending), and hannIT (external data protection officer under GDPR).

Revenue is generated entirely through statutory municipal mechanisms: local taxes (Grundsteuer, Gewerbesteuer, Hundesteuer, Vergnügungssteuer) and administrative fees/utility charges (water, sewage, garbage, street cleaning), with service fees set per the Verwaltungskostensatzung. Distribution is omnichannel — walk-in Rathaus, online Serviceportal, and departmental offices — targeting residents and local businesses within the single geographic jurisdiction. The operating model is non-commercial: there is no private ownership, no equity, no funding rounds, and no parent/subsidiary structure.

Name

City of Burgwedel

Legal name

Stadt Burgwedel

Website

https://burgwedel.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadt Burgwedel is a municipal government in Lower Saxony, Germany, providing statutory public services — administration, taxation, childcare, environmental protection, mobility, and economic development — to roughly 20,000 residents across seven villages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administrative and Support Services (561), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration (BPAIACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH), Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Public sector administration
• Waste management services
• Childcare services
• Urban planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Burgwedel

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 Taxes: The city collects various local taxes including property tax (Grundsteuer), trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), dog tax (Hundesteuer), and amusement tax (Vergnügungssteuer) to fund municipal operations and services.
2. Fees and Charges: Revenue from administrative fees, utility charges (water, sewage), garbage collection fees, street cleaning fees, and various service charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The City of Burgwedel provides municipal government services to its residents and local businesses, including administrative services (resident registration, permits, civil services), childcare and education, waste management, fire protection, urban planning, environmental services, and economic development. The city also operates digital service portals, a geo-information system, career platform, and sustainable mobility services including carsharing, cargo bike rental, and pedelec rental.

Product overview

City of Burgwedel's digital presence is structured as a main municipal portal (www.burgwedel.de) that serves as the primary gateway to all city services and sub-portals. The core infrastructure includes a Serviceportal for administrative transactions, a Geo-Portal/Navigator for geographic information and mapping, a Karriereportal for employment, a Bürgertipps platform for citizen feedback, and a Kita-Online system for childcare registration. Complementary service offerings include Carsharing (via Stadtmobil), cargo bike and pedelec rental programs, and a comprehensive Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie (sustainability strategy) addressing climate, environment, mobility, and biodiversity. The entire web infrastructure is built and maintained by NOLIS GmbH on their content management and navigation platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Serviceportal (Online Service Portal) Online portal where residents can access municipal administrative services digitally, including permit applications, registrations, and other government services.
• Geo-Portal (GIS) Geographic information system portal providing GIS-based spatial data, urban planning information, land use maps, and municipal geographic resources for residents and developers.
• Karriereportal (Career Portal) Online career portal where prospective employees can view job openings, submit applications, and learn about employment opportunities at City of Burgwedel.
• Kita-Online (Childcare Registration) Online registration platform for parents to enroll their children in municipal childcare facilities and kindergartens.
• Carsharing Service Carsharing service in partnership with Stadtmobil Hannover, providing residents access to shared vehicles at stations within Burgwedel.
• Hannah Lastenräder (Cargo Bike Rental) Free rental service providing cargo bikes (Lastenräder) to residents for transportation of goods, supporting sustainable mobility.
• Pedelec-Verleih (Pedelec/E-bike Rental) Pedelec (electric bicycle) rental service available to residents, supporting sustainable local transportation options.
• Stadtbibliothek (Public Library) Public library providing access to books, media, and cultural resources for residents of Burgwedel.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 children cared for in municipal daycare facilities

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stadtmobil HannovercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 May 2019Carsharing partnership providing three vehicles at the town hall. A cooperation with Region Hannover and Stadtmobil Hannover enables carsharing services for citizens. Since May 2019, the project continued from May 2023 with Stadtmobil Hannover as the provider.
• Region HannovercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional cooperation for carsharing services. Partnered with Stadtmobil Hannover to bring carsharing to Burgwedel.
• ADFC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Hannah cargo bike lending program - ADFC provides the Lastenfahrrad 'Hannah' that citizens can book free of charge.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gemeinde Wedemark: Adjacent municipality in Region Hannover with similar scale and a directly comparable service portfolio including waste, mobility, building administration, and family services.
• Stadt Celle: Independent city in Lower Saxony of broadly similar size and administrative model, offering the same municipal functions as Burgwedel and serving as a useful geographic peer for benchmarking service delivery.
• Stadt Langenhagen: Neighboring municipality in the Hannover region with a comparable population size and operating model, delivering the same basket of municipal services (administration, family services, mobility, environment) to its residents as Burgwedel.
• Stadtmobil Hannover: The carsharing operator partnering with Burgwedel since May 2019 (renewed May 2023) to provide three shared vehicles; operates the same car-rental product to consumers across the Hannover region that Burgwedel distributes through its Rathaus.
• Stadt Lehrte: Small city in the Hannover region with a comparable service portfolio across municipal administration, environment, mobility, and family services, presenting a directly comparable operating archetype to Burgwedel.
• Stadt Sehnde: Small municipality in Region Hannover with directly overlapping service responsibilities (waste, mobility, environment, family services), making it a tight comparable to Burgwedel for resident-base-scale analysis.
• Gemeinde Isernhagen: Neighboring municipality sharing the Hannover region; operates a near-identical small-city service mix (administration, environment, family/childcare, mobility partnerships) with which it competes for residents and businesses.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Hannover: Regional capital and BROAD_INCUMBENT that operates a vastly larger version of every service Burgwedel provides, while also being the seat of Region Hannover—the consortium through which Burgwedel runs its carsharing and other mobility initiatives.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-burgwedel

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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