Gemeinde Wandlitz

What Gemeinde Wandlitz does

Gemeinde Wandlitz is a municipal government entity (Gemeinde) in the Barnim district of Brandenburg, Germany, serving more than 23,000 residents across nine Ortsteile: Basdorf, Klosterfelde, Lanke, Prenden, Schönerlinde, Schönwalde, Stolzenhagen, Wandlitz, and Zerpenschleuse. It delivers the full scope of statutory municipal services — including registry office, building permits, land-use planning, fire protection, cemeteries, public safety, and senior/youth programs — and operates physical community assets such as the 10,000+ m² Strandbad Wandlitzsee beach facility, BARNIM PANORAMA nature park center and agricultural museum, Kulturbühne Goldener Löwe cultural venue, a three-branch library system, and a Geoportal for spatial data. The municipality is led by Bürgermeister Karsten Witt and employs a small core administrative staff of 1–10 as captured in headline headcount figures, though total workforce including facility and fire department staff is materially larger.

The municipality runs a digital citizen services portal at wandlitz.de built on a standard German Verwaltungsportal CMS, with electronic document submission (PDF, RTF, DOC/DOCX, XLS/XLSX, image files up to 20 MB), De-Mail, qualified electronic signatures, online forms, and an RSS-enabled event calendar. It uses Matomo for privacy-focused web analytics, Google Recaptcha for form security, and Google Maps for location rendering; it holds no public/partner-facing API and exposes no AI/ML capabilities. Officially the entity is DSGVO/GDPR-compliant and partially BITV 2.0-compliant (accessibility assessment dated 28.05.2021).

Revenue is not disclosed but is generated from local taxes (notably Grundsteuer, with active 2025 communications to residents on Grundsteuererhebung), fees for recreational facilities (e.g., beach admission €5 adults / €1 children, seasonal cards €30–€80, boat/SUP rental €5–€10/hour, sauna €25 for 1.5 hours, outdoor cinema €8), and intergovernmental transfers. Operating costs are split across administration, facilities, cultural programming, and environmental/sustainability initiatives. Customers are essentially captive: local residents and visitors to the municipality's facilities, plus cooperative partners including Kreisvolkshochschule Barnim, Weltacker Berlin e.V., and Engagement Global/BMZ for educational programming.

Name

Gemeinde Wandlitz

Legal name

Gemeinde Wandlitz

Website

https://wandlitz.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gemeinde Wandlitz is a municipal government entity in Brandenburg, Germany, serving over 23,000 residents across nine districts with administrative services, recreational facilities, cultural venues, libraries, and educational programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wandlitz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Local Government Tax Revenue: Gemeinde Wandlitz generates revenue through local taxes including property tax (Grundsteuer) and other municipal levies. The municipality also collects fees for various services including beach/pool admission, boat rentals, sauna rentals, and other recreational facilities.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gemeinde Wandlitz is a municipal government entity providing public administration, citizen services, and community infrastructure for over 23,000 residents across nine districts (Basdorf, Klosterfelde, Lanke, Prenden, Schönerlinde, Schönwalde, Stolzenhagen, Wandlitz, Zerpenschleuse) in Brandenburg, Germany. It operates a Town Hall (Rathaus) services portal, recreational facilities including the 10,000+ m² Strandbad Wandlitzsee beach bath, the BARNIM PANORAMA nature park center and agricultural museum, libraries, the Kulturbühne Goldener Löwe cultural venue, and seasonal programs such as the Kino am See outdoor cinema series.

Product overview

Gemeinde Wandlitz operates a comprehensive digital municipal services portal supplemented by physical community facilities. The core digital offering includes the Rathaus town hall services portal providing administrative functions, a Geoportal for spatial data, and a Veranstaltungskalender event calendar. Key physical facilities include the Strandbad Wandlitzsee beach bath with boat rental and sauna, BARNIM PANORAMA nature park center with agricultural museum and educational programs, and the Kulturbühne Goldener Löwe cultural venue. Seasonal offerings include the Kino am See outdoor cinema series. The municipality also maintains libraries across multiple locations and provides various citizen services including fire protection, senior care, youth programs, and sports facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rathaus (Town Hall Services) Digital administrative services portal providing municipal government functions including citizen services, official announcements, job postings, publications, registry office services, building permits, and general administrative information for residents.
• Strandbad Wandlitzsee A 10,000+ m² beach bath with supervised water area, boat and SUP rental, 1m and 3m diving towers, water slide platform, children's playground, volleyball court, table tennis, and Fass-Sauna; fully accessible for disabled visitors with wheelchair-accessible warm water showers and disabled lift for boat access.
• BARNIM PANORAMA Naturparkzentrum Nature park center and agricultural museum offering educational exhibitions, workshops, escape games focused on sustainability and climate protection, and nature discovery programs for children and families.
• Geoportal Online geographic information system providing spatial data and mapping services for the municipality.
• Kulturbühne Goldener Löwe Cultural stage venue hosting theater performances, concerts, comedy shows, and other entertainment events for the community.
• Bibliotheken (Libraries) Municipal library system with branches in Wandlitz, Basdorf, and Schönwalde offering lending services, children's reading programs, and community events.
• Kino am See

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Makariv (Ukraine)minorOthersGemeinde Wandlitz has established a partnership/connection with Makariv, Ukraine, providing humanitarian aid and support. A banner on the website shows solidarity with Makariv with a link to 'Hilfe für Makariv' (aid for Makariv).
• Städtepartnerschaften (Twin Towns)minorOthersGemeinde Wandlitz maintains town twinning/partnership relationships with other municipalities, listed under the municipal politics section.
• Kreisvolkshochschule Barnim (KVHS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative partnership for educational workshops and programs. Example: Edaphonistas summer workshop held in cooperation with KVHS Barnim and Weltacker Berlin e.V. at Barnim Panorama.
• Weltacker Berlin e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit organization partnering with the municipality for educational workshops on soil, sustainability, and environmental topics.
• Engagement Global / BMZminorOthersThe Escape Game sustainability program is a project in cooperation with Engagement Global within the framework of 'Entwicklungsbezogene Bildung in Deutschland (EBD)' with funds from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
• Wir für Wandlitz e. V.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal nonprofit organization co-organizing community events such as the Strandbadfest 'Wandlitz verbindet' together with the municipality and Ehrenamtsagentur Wandlitz e. V.
• Ehrenamtsagentur Wandlitz e. V.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVolunteer agency that co-organizes community events with the municipality, including the annual Strandbadfest.
• DLRG (German Lifeguard Association)minorOthersDLRG Barnim is a partner of Strandbad Wandlitzsee, providing lifeguard services at the beach facility.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Stadt Eberswalde: District capital of nearby Barnim district (where Wandlitz is located) — peer for administrative scale, library network, and cultural offerings within the same regional context.
• Stadt Rheinsberg: Smaller Brandenburg municipality with strong tourism positioning around Rheinsberg Lake and cultural heritage — relevant peer for tourism-driven recreation strategy and cultural venue programming.

Emerging players

• Gemeinde Schliersee: Tourism-oriented Bavarian municipality of comparable size operating a lake-based recreational offering and cultural programming — useful benchmark for tourism monetization at small-municipality scale.

Direct peers

• Stadt Bernau bei Berlin: Brandenburg municipality with direct Berlin S-Bahn connection offering comparable municipal services, recreational facilities, and cultural programming — useful benchmark for scale, fees, and digital service delivery.
• Gemeinde Panketal: Adjacent Brandenburg municipality of similar scale serving a comparable Berlin-commuter population profile with parallel recreational and administrative service offerings.
• Stadt Oranienburg: A larger Brandenburg municipality also located in the Berlin commuter belt with similar administrative structure (Bürgermeister, Rathaus, library system, recreational facilities, cultural programming) and exposure to Brandenburg state fiscal frameworks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Gemeinde-Wandlitz-102875968022729
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeinde-wandlitz

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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