Stadt Geldern

What Stadt Geldern does

Stadt Geldern is a municipal government (Kommune) headquartered at Issumer Tor 36 in Geldern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, serving the residents, businesses, and visitors of the city and surrounding districts. The organization delivers comprehensive municipal administration across four Geschäftsbereiche (business divisions) covering public order, schools and sports, urban development and planning, and finance/administration, with additional operating units (Betriebe) including Bäderbetrieb (pool operations), Immobilienbetrieb (real estate operations), and the wholly-owned Gelderner GründerZentrum GmbH (startup center).

The city's core technology platform is the Digitales Rathaus (Digital Town Hall), a 24/7 online service portal that consolidates digital access to administrative services including online appointment booking (Online-Termine via the Tevis system hosted at KRZN), downloadable forms, and service requests. Supplementary digital products include Handyparken via EasyPark for mobile parking payments, AppKes (the family services app), and the Stadtpläne für Kids & Spielplatz-App. The city also maintains an event calendar, an email newsletter, and a YouTube channel as citizen communication channels. Operational technology is augmented by partner integrations such as Tevis (KRZN-hosted), EasyPark, and the GFK (Grün- und Freiflächenkonzept) green-space management framework.

Revenue is generated through a mix of municipal taxes and administrative fees rather than commercial sales. Pricing structures include subscription-style annual dog tax (€72 to €480 depending on count and dangerous-dog status), one-time/perpetual licensing fees for trade registration (€26 for sole proprietors, €33 for legal entities), certificate issuance fees (€13 for trade register extracts, €15 for death certificates), and other service charges (€5 for bicycle-theft insurance certificates, €25 dog license processing). Customer segments are organized horizontally across city residents (Bürgerinnen und Bürger), local businesses (Unternehmen und Betriebe), schools and educational institutions, families, and tourists and visitors. Distribution is delivered through the digital portal, the in-person Bürgerbüro, the Rathaus, the Standesamt, and the Tourismusbüro at Hartstraße 4. The city is governed by Mayor Sven Kaiser with administrative leadership under Kämmerer Thomas Knorrek and Erster Beigeordneter Tim van Hees-Clanzett, under the administrative oversight of Kreis Kleve and the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Name

Stadt Geldern

Legal name

Stadt Geldern

Website

https://geldern.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stadt Geldern is a municipal government in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, delivering administrative services, urban planning, education, tourism, and economic development to the city's residents, businesses, and visitors through a Digitales Rathaus platform and in-person offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administrative and Support Services (561)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Citizen service portal
• Urban planning
• Waste management services
• Tourism promotion

Headquarters

HQ city

Geldern

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stadt Geldern operates the municipal government of the City of Geldern in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, providing administrative services to residents and businesses including a 24/7 digital service portal (Digitales Rathaus), online appointment booking, trade registration, waste management, urban planning, tourism promotion, energy advisory, family services, and public safety. The city also operates subsidiaries including Bäderbetrieb (pool operations), Immobilienbetrieb (real estate operations), and Gelderner GründerZentrum GmbH (startup center).

Product overview

Stadt Geldern operates a unified digital service platform called the 'Digitales Rathaus' (Digital Town Hall), which serves as the primary citizen-facing interface for all municipal services. The platform offers both a 24/7 online service portal and an appointment booking system (Tevis). Key service modules include mobile parking via EasyPark, energy advisory services, waste management, and family-oriented applications like AppKes. The city also runs several programs including an annual Nachhaltigkeitspreis (Sustainability Award), the Gelderner Stadtgutschein (local shopping voucher), and Fairtrade-Stadt certification. Infrastructure programs like the GründerZentrum GmbH support local economic development. All services are integrated into the administrative structure spanning departments for environment, urban development, public order, and social services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Digitales Rathaus: The 24/7 service portal providing online administrative services to citizens.
• Gelderner Stadtgutschein
• AppKes – die Familien-App
• IMI (I-M-I Treff)

Products and services

• Digitales Rathaus Serviceportal

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fairtrade DeutschlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025National fair trade organization that certified Geldern as a Fairtrade-Stadt. The certification was first awarded on October 5, 2019 (642nd city in Germany, 143rd in NRW) and successfully renewed in 2025.
• Weltladen GelderncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 October 2019Strong cooperation partner in the Fairtrade-Stadt initiative. World shop (Fairtrade store) collaborating with the city and VHS Gelderland to promote fair trade in Geldern.
• VHS GelderlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 October 2019Adult education center (Volkshochschule) as a strong cooperation partner in the Fairtrade-Stadt initiative, working with the city and Weltladen to promote fair trade education and awareness.
• Kreis KlevecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict administration (Kreis Kleve) coordinates Asian hornet control efforts and serves as the approval authority for housing subsidies. The city works with Kreis Kleve on various regional administrative matters.
• Kreis KlevecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResponsible for approving housing subsidies (Wohnungsbauförderung) for the city of Geldern. The city forwards applications to Kreis Kleve for review and approval.
• NRW.BANKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState development bank (NRW.BANK) administers interest reduction programs for subsidized homeownership in Geldern. The city performs income verification for loan applicants.
• Tierschutzverein Geldern und Umgebung e.V.minorOthersAnimal protection association in Geldern that accepts stray animals (Fundtiere). Part of the network for animal welfare services.
• Greifvogel- und Wildtierauffangstation Kreis Kleve e.V.minorOthersBird of prey and wildlife rescue station in Kreis Kleve that accepts found animals. Located at Hertefeld 3, 47652 Weeze.
• Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald (SDW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForest protection association that co-founded the Waldjugendspiele (forest youth games) program. The city conducts these educational forest activities jointly with the forestry office.

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Krefeld: Larger urban municipality in the same Lower Rhine region with a fully built-out municipal service portfolio (Rathaus, Bäder, Wirtschaftsförderung, tourism, digital services). Provides a benchmark for service depth and operational sophistication at a higher population tier.
• Stadt Moers: Mid-sized neighboring city in NRW running a comparable municipal admin structure (Digitales Rathaus, Bäderbetrieb, integrated climate and economic programs). Useful scale-up benchmark for Geldern's service scope.
• Stadt Wesel: Larger city in the same regional area of NRW administering a similar multi-division (Geschäftsbereiche) municipal structure with comparable services in tourism, schools, environment, and economic development.

Regional players

• Stadt Kempen: Comparable small NRW municipality (Kreis Viersen) with similar population scale and a balanced mix of tourism/Altstadt marketing, economic development, and standard municipal services — strong analog for Geldern's positioning.
• Stadt Kamp-Lintfort: Mid-sized NRW municipality in the Lower Rhine region with a comparable small-city service offering including Kammereiverwaltung, Bäder, and an active Wirtschaftsförderung program.
• Stadt Nettetal: Small neighboring NRW municipality of comparable size with the same administrative dependency pattern on its Kreis (Viersen) and offering similar municipal services including tourism and local economic development.

Direct peers

• Stadt Goch: Small neighboring municipality within Kreis Kleve with comparable population (~34k), service catalog, and dependency on Kreis Kleve coordination. Closest structural analog in scale and governance model.
• Stadt Kleve: Direct geographic peer — the Kreisstadt (district capital) of Kreis Kleve and the immediate larger neighbor of Geldern in the same administrative district. Operates a comparable municipal service portfolio (Digitales Rathaus, Bäderbetrieb, Wirtschaftsförderung, tourism office) for a similar citizen base in NRW.
• Stadt Kevelaer: Small pilgrimage town in Kreis Kleve with similar population (~30k) and a tourism-driven identity (Marienwallfahrtsort), making it a strong comparable for Geldern's tourism office and event-driven municipal strategy.

Others

• Kommunales Rechenzentrum Niederrhein (KRZN): The IT service provider behind Geldern's online appointment system (tevis.krzn.de) and shared back-office infrastructure for many Kommunen in NRW. Not a peer in service, but a critical enabling technology partner whose platform is shared across comparable municipalities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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