City of Lohr a.Main

What City of Lohr a.Main does

The City of Lohr a.Main (Stadt Lohr a.Main) is a municipal government entity (Stadtgemeinde) under German public law, headquartered at Schlossplatz 3, 97816 Lohr a.Main in the Main-Spessart district of Bavaria, Germany. It serves approximately 16,000 residents and a local economy of roughly 14,000 socially insured jobs across sectors including hydraulics, glass manufacturing, wood processing, and healthcare, functioning as a regional Mittelzentrum (medium-sized center). The city delivers the full stack of municipal services — administrative, civil registry, building permits, utilities, education, forestry over 4,100 hectares, public safety, cultural programming, and economic development — through a hybrid of physical Rathaus service centers, a 24/7 self-serve online Rathaus Service-Portal (18 applications, implemented with komuna), and a mobile companion app (yapp!, formerly LohrOnPlan, operated by Cherry-Click) connecting 80+ local businesses.

Core technology consists of a digital administrative services platform (komuna-built Rathaus Service-Portal with dialog-based electronic forms and direct debit payment), the yapp! mobile app integrating local commerce and city event information, a digital kindergarten registration system (Kita-Bedarfsanmeldung), and a Greater Mouse-eared bat livestream from the Rodenbach church tower. The Stadtwerke Lohr subsidiary operates municipal utilities including water supply and the Zentralklärwerk Sendelbach wastewater treatment plant (35,000 population equivalent capacity, originally constructed at a cost of 4,000,000 DM).

Revenue is generated through local taxes (Grundsteuer/property tax and Gewerbesteuer/business tax), administrative fees for services such as residence registration and building permits, utility charges from Stadtwerke Lohr, and intergovernmental transfers including Digitales Rathaus funding from the Bavarian state. The city also operates ancillary commercial streams including tourist information, event programming (e.g., Spessartfestwoche), and forest management. Customer segments span general citizens, families with children, local SMBs, young people (via the Jugendbeirat), and tourists; pricing is administered rather than market-discovered and is not publicly itemized for most services.

Name

City of Lohr a.Main

Legal name

Stadt Lohr a.Main

Website

https://lohr.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadt Lohr a.Main is a Bavarian municipal government serving ~16,000 residents with administrative, utility, education, and cultural services, delivered through a 24/7 online Rathaus Service-Portal, the yapp! mobile app, and physical citizen centers, and funded via local taxes, fees, utilities, and intergovernmental transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Facilities Support Services (56121), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Citizen administrative services
• Public utilities management
• Urban economic development
• Civic cultural programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lohra

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Local Taxes (Steuern): The city collects property tax (Grundsteuer) and business tax (Gewerbesteuer) as primary municipal revenue streams.
2. Administrative Fees and Charges: Fees for various administrative services including residence registration, business licenses, building permits, and civil registry services.
3. Utility Services Revenue: Revenue from Stadtwerke (municipal utilities) covering water supply and wastewater treatment, including the Zentralkläranlage Sendelbach with 35,000 population equivalent capacity.
4. State and Federal Funding: Intergovernmental transfers and project-based subsidies including Digitales Rathaus funding for online services development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The City of Lohr a.Main provides municipal government services to approximately 16,000 residents and the surrounding Main-Spessart region. Core offerings include administrative services (residence registration, civil registry, building permits, business licensing), public utilities through Stadtwerke Lohr (water supply and wastewater treatment at Zentralklärwerk Sendelbach with 35,000 population equivalent capacity), digital citizen services via the 24/7 Rathaus Service-Portal, family and youth services (8 kindergartens, schools, youth center), economic development support, cultural and tourism programming, and forest management of 4,100 hectares.

Product overview

City of Lohr a.Main operates a digital service ecosystem centered on its Rathaus Service-Portal, which provides 24/7 online municipal services including civil registry, parking permits, and business registrations. The city has launched yapp! (formerly LohrOnPlan), a mobile application developed in partnership with local startup Cherry-Click, which connects over 80 local businesses to citizens. Additional services include digital kindergarten registration, youth participation through the Jugendbeirat, and environmental education via the bat livestream initiative. The offering functions as a platform of citizen-facing digital services rather than a unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rathaus Service-Portal (Bürgerservice Online) Digital administrative portal providing 24/7 online access to municipal services, allowing citizens to complete official procedures electronically via the internet. Includes 18 online applications covering registration, permits, and payments.
• yapp! City App (formerly LohrOnPlan) Mobile application for strengthening and enlivening the city center, connecting over 80 local businesses, associations, and traders with citizens and visitors through a unified digital platform that includes city information such as event calendars and newsletters.
• Kita-Bedarfsanmeldung (Digital Kindergarten Registration) Digital kindergarten registration service enabling families to apply for daycare places online as part of the Bavarian Digitales Rathaus program.
• Jugendbeirat (Youth Advisory Council) Youth parliament structure enabling young people aged 14-23 to participate in city decisions and represent youth interests in municipal governance, supported by its own social media presence.
• Fledermaus-Livestream Rodenbach (Bat Livestream) Live camera stream of a Greater Mouse-eared bat colony (Myotis myotis) in the Rodenbach church attic, providing real-time viewing of one of Bavaria's most significant bat colonies (1,892 females documented in 2023).
• Municipal Utilities (Stadtwerke Lohr - Water and Wastewater) Wholly-owned municipal utility providing drinking water supply and wastewater treatment services, including the Zentralklärwerk Sendelbach with 35,000 population equivalent capacity, serving city residents and the surrounding region.
• Standesamt (Civil Registry Office) Civil registry office providing services for births, marriages, deaths, name declarations, marriage eligibility certificates, and document services for foreign-related civil status matters.
• Kindertagesstätten (Municipal Kindergartens Network) Network of 8 municipal kindergartens providing childcare services for families with children across the city districts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14,000 socially insured jobs in a city of 16,000 residents indicates strong economic density
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cherry-Click / yapp!coreTechnology or Integration · 1 August 2021The city transferred the LohrOnPlan mobile app to local startup Cherry-Click (led by Christian Maier). The app, rebranded as yapp!, connects over 80 local businesses with citizens and visitors for downtown revitalization.
• Starthouse SpessartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital startup center (Digitales Gründerzentrum) jointly operated by the city and Landkreis Main-Spessart. Anja Güll has served as director since April 2021. Provides support for startups and entrepreneurs in digitalization and innovation.
• Gründerservicenetz Main-SpessartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-sector, free consultation service for startups and entrepreneurs in the Main-Spessart region.
• Trans-Fair e.V.coreOthersFairtrade Germany certification organization that awards and monitors Fairtrade-Town status for the city. Main contact was Carina Bischke.
• Firma komuna (Altdorf)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology company that implemented the Rathaus Service-Portal solution. The system is operational across 150+ Bavarian municipalities.
• Bavarian State Government (Biodiversity Program)coreOthersState partnership for the 'Marktplatz der biologischen Vielfalt' model project. Lohr was one of ten model municipalities participating from 2018-2021.
• Zoologisches Institut II, Uni-Erlangen-Nürnberg (Koordinationsstelle für Fledermausschutz Nordbayern)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for bat conservation. The Rodenbach bat colony is part of FFH protected area 6023-302.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• komuna GmbH: Technology vendor based in Altdorf, Bavaria, that implemented the Rathaus Service-Portal used by Lohr and 150+ other Bavarian municipalities. Comparable as the underlying e-government platform provider for Lohr's digital citizen services.

Direct peers

• Stadt Karlstadt: Another Main-Spessart district municipality along the Main river, similar population scale and Mittelzentrum function. Provides direct benchmarking on tax base, digital services adoption, and economic development within the same Landkreis.
• Stadt Marktheidenfeld: Adjacent municipality in the Main-Spessart district, Bavaria, with similar Mittelzentrum status, comparable population size, and shared Landkreis governance. Most directly comparable peer in scale, governance structure, and regional context.
• Stadt Arnstein: Small Main-Spessart adjacent municipality with similar rural Bavarian profile. Comparable on service scale, citizen-facing digital initiatives, and inter-municipal cooperation dynamics.
• Stadt Hammelburg: Lower Franconia/Spessart-adjacent municipality with comparable population and Mittelzentrum function. Useful benchmark for cultural programming, tourism, and small-municipality utility operations.
• Stadt Gemünden a.Main: Smaller Main-Spessart district municipality with similar rural character and municipal service portfolio. Comparable on tourism positioning (Spessart nature) and small-city administrative scale.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Würzburg: Larger Bavarian regional capital in the same Regierungsbezirk, offering the same fundamental municipal service portfolio (utilities, citizen services, education, culture) but at materially greater scale. Provides reference for advanced digital service models.
• Stadt Aschaffenburg: Larger Bavarian city in the same Unterfranken region. Comparable in industry mix and administrative function but at significantly larger scale, representing an upper bound benchmark for digital transformation and economic development programs.

Emerging players

• Starthouse Spessart: Digitales Gründerzentrum jointly operated by Lohr and Landkreis Main-Spessart. While Lohr is the parent, the startup center's growth trajectory and regional innovation outcomes directly shape Lohr's economic development positioning.

Regional players

• Stadtwerke (municipal utilities peer entities): Comparable municipal utility operators across Bavaria provide reference benchmarks for water/wastewater tariff structures, capex requirements, and regional service expansion — particularly relevant for Stadtwerke Lohr's growth trajectory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stadtverwaltunglohr
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadt.lohr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schulverwaltung

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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