Stadt Oranienburg

What Stadt Oranienburg does

Stadt Oranienburg is a municipal government entity (Stadtgemeinde) headquartered at Schloßplatz 1 in Oranienburg, in the Oberhavel district of Brandenburg, Germany. As the statutory local authority, it administers the city of Oranienburg and its eight constituent districts — Friedrichsthal, Germendorf, Lehnitz, Malz, Sachsenhausen, Schmachtenhagen, Wensickendorf, and Zehlendorf — delivering public services to residents, local businesses, and visitors. The service portfolio spans registration, taxation, social welfare, education, public safety, urban planning, environmental management, culture, and economic development. Mayor Jennifer Collin-Feeder leads an administrative staff of 51–100 employees, with operational delivery supported by both in-person channels (Bürgeramt, registry office, tax office, housing benefit office, regulatory affairs office) and digital channels.

The digital infrastructure centers on the OpenR@thaus online service portal, which supports Bund-ID and eID authentication and is progressively absorbing the legacy Anliegen A-Z catalog of 207 municipal services. Supporting platforms include Maerker (citizen infrastructure issue reporting), a Geoportal for spatial data, a 360-degree virtual city tour (360-Grad-City-Tour), an XRechnung-compliant electronic invoicing system routed through the federal OZG-RE platform, a Hinweisgeber-Portal for whistleblower compliance, and a livestream archive of political committee sessions. The technology stack integrates OpenStreetMap for mapping, Matomo (run on the city's own servers with anonymized IPs) for analytics, and Google Translate for multilingual site access. Privacy and security controls include GDPR/DSGVO compliance, SSL encryption, and a designated municipal data protection officer.

As a public municipality, Stadt Oranienburg is funded through local taxes — including property tax (Grundsteuer), trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), dog tax (Hundesteuer), and second-home tax (Zweitwohnungssteuer) — supplemented by administrative fees, utility and infrastructure charges, and intergovernmental transfers under the Brandenburg state framework; there is no commercial pricing. Core operational partnerships include Advantic Systemhaus GmbH for web infrastructure and Mittelbrandenburgische Sparkasse Potsdam for banking and tax collection processing. The entity is governed by the Stadtverordnetenversammlung (municipal council) and operates under the regulatory framework of the state of Brandenburg, with no private equity, venture capital, or commercial ownership structures applicable.

Name

Stadt Oranienburg

Legal name

Stadt Oranienburg

Website

https://oranienburg.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Stadt Oranienburg is a municipal government entity in Brandenburg, Germany, delivering statutory public services — including registration, taxation, social welfare, education, and urban planning — to city residents, local businesses, and visitors through both in-person and digital channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Other General Government Support (921190)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public administration
• Citizen services
• E-government services
• Urban planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Oranienburg

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

Revenue model

1. Tax Collection: The municipality collects various local taxes including property tax (Grundsteuer), trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), dog tax (Hundesteuer), and second home tax (Zweitwohnungssteuer). These form the primary revenue base for municipal operations.
2. Administrative Fees: Fees for administrative services including certificates, permits, registrations, and various official documents. The city offers 140+ citizen services through its Anliegen A-Z catalog.
3. Utility and Infrastructure Services: Revenue from public utilities, waste management, water supply, and infrastructure services provided to residents and businesses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stadt Oranienburg operates as the municipal government providing administrative services to residents and local businesses, including registration, identity documents, tax collection, social welfare, public safety, urban planning, education, culture, and economic development. The city delivers these services both in-person at the Bürgeramt and digitally through the OpenR@thaus online portal, supported by 207 catalogued administrative services in the Anliegen A-Z.

Product overview

Stadt Oranienburg operates a municipal administration website providing digital citizen services through multiple interconnected platforms. The primary digital offering is the OpenR@thaus online service portal, which enables electronic completion of administrative procedures. Supporting the portal is the Anliegen A-Z service catalog listing 207 municipal services. Additional digital products include Maerker for infrastructure problem reporting, a 360-degree virtual city tour, a Geoportal for spatial data access, electronic invoicing via XRechnung, a whistleblower protection portal, and live streaming of political sessions. The infrastructure integrates OpenStreetMap for mapping, Matomo for web analytics, and Bund-ID for authentication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OpenR@thaus
• Anliegen A-Z
• Maerker - Mängelmelder
• Geoportal
• XRechnung / Elektronische Rechnungslegung
• Hinweisgeber-Portal
• Livestream / Mediathek
• 360-Grad-City-Tour

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Advantic Systemhaus GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides and maintains the municipal website infrastructure. Located in Lübeck, Germany. Responsible for web server operations and technical support for the city's digital presence.
• Mittelbrandenburgische Sparkasse Potsdam (MBS Potsdam)coreOthersOfficial banking partner for the city. Handles municipal finances including tax collection and payment processing. Bank details: IBAN DE58 1605 0000 3740923627, BIC WELADED1PMB.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Frankfurt (Oder): Brandenburg independent city on the Polish border with comparable administrative structure and service catalog. Useful peer for evaluating cross-border municipal cooperation, digital service delivery, and demographic exposure.
• Fontanestadt Neuruppin: Nearby Brandenburg city in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district. Similar size, demographic profile, and service catalog; direct peer for evaluating operational efficiency, digital service uptake, and fiscal sustainability in smaller Brandenburg municipalities.
• Stadt Brandenburg an der Havel: Another independent city (kreisfreie Stadt) in Brandenburg of comparable population size and economic profile. Runs a similar municipal administration with citizen services, digital portal, and tax authority functions — a like-for-like comparator for service scope and budget scale.
• Stadt Cottbus/Chóśebuz: Largest independent city in southern Brandenburg. Peer on municipal digital services, university town economics, and structural transformation funding — provides a benchmark for what Oranienburg's digital and economic development trajectory could look like at greater scale.
• Stadt Potsdam: Brandenburg state capital and Oranienburg's largest regional peer. Operates a comparable municipal service model with its own digital service portal (service.brandenburg.de shared platform) and similar administrative structure, but with substantially greater budget, digital maturity, and economic base.

Others

• Governikus GmbH & Co. KG: German e-government solutions provider operating the Bund-ID infrastructure that Oranienburg's OpenR@thaus portal depends on. A key enabling technology partner whose product roadmap directly affects the city's digital service capabilities.
• KGSt (Kommunale Gemeinschaftsstelle für Verwaltungsmanagement): German municipal management consultancy and benchmarking organization. Provides the standards, peer benchmarking data, and modernization frameworks that Oranienburg references in its Haushaltskonsolidierung and digital transformation efforts.
• Landkreis Oberhavel: The surrounding county (Landkreis) in which Oranienburg sits. Not a direct competitor but an overlapping administrative body that shares many service-delivery responsibilities (schools, public transport, social services), making it a key coordination partner and benchmark.
• Vitako Bundes-Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Kommunalen IT-Dienstleister e.V. Federal association of municipal IT service providers in Germany. Represents the broader ecosystem of IT cooperatives and Zweckverbände that municipalities like Oranienburg can leverage for shared digital services, procurement, and best practice.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesdruckerei GmbH: Federal identity and document provider operating the OZG-RE electronic invoicing platform that Oranienburg uses. A broader incumbent in the German e-government infrastructure layer whose standards and platforms set the baseline for municipal digital services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/oranienburg.de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-oranienburg

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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