Stadt Spenge

What Stadt Spenge does

Stadt Spenge is a municipal government (Stadt) located in the Kreis Herford district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, delivering mandated public services to approximately 15,000 residents. Core functions include the Bürgerbüro (citizen office), Standesamt (registry office), waste management, drinking water and wastewater treatment (Kläranlage), road maintenance (Bauhof), the voluntary Feuerwehr (fire brigade), kindergarten/daycare (Kitas), the Musikschule, Volkshochschule, Stadtbücherei, Werburg-Museum, and sports and recreational facilities. Digital service channels include a Serviceportal, an Online-Terminvergabe (appointment booking) system, the Mängelmelder (citizen defect reporter), a Geoportal, and the joint Pendlerportal (carpooling) with Kreis Herford.

The underlying technology is a conventional municipal web platform hosted at spenge.de, layered with Matomo analytics (cookie-consent based, IP-anonymized), Google Maps integration for maps and directions, Eye-Able accessibility software for barrier-reduced access, and ReadSpeaker for text-to-speech rendering. The organization is structured into three Fachbereiche (departments): Central Administration (I), led by Thorsten Herklotz; Department II, led by Sabrina Held; and Finance (III), led by Treasurer/General Deputy Britta Jenniches. Bernd Dumcke (SPD), re-elected in September 2025, serves as full-time Bürgermeister and Head of Administration.

Stadt Spenge does not operate a commercial business model. As a public-law entity, it is funded through local taxes, statutory transfers, fees, and charges, and is governed by a Rat (city council) that was restructured from 34 to 28 seats following the 2025 Kommunalwahlen. External partnerships are operational rather than commercial: Kreis Herford for regional services including the Pendlerportal, Stadtwerke Herford for water and wastewater infrastructure, Westfalen Weser for digital road mapping, and LWL for archaeological heritage stewardship.

Name

Stadt Spenge

Legal name

Stadt Spenge

Website

https://spenge.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stadt Spenge is a municipal government in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, delivering mandated public services — citizen registration, waste and water management, fire, education, and culture — to approximately 15,000 residents under mayor Bernd Dumcke.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive Offices (921110), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Fire Protection (922160), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public services
• Citizen services
• Waste management
• Local government

Headquarters

HQ city

Spenge

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Stadt Spenge is a municipal government that delivers statutory public services to approximately 15,000 residents of Spenge in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Core offerings include citizen registration (Bürgerbüro), civil registry services (Standesamt), waste management, fire and emergency services, road maintenance, water and wastewater treatment, childcare (Kitas), music school, adult education (VHS), public library, the Werburg-Museum, and sports facilities. Services are delivered through both in-person channels at the town hall and distributed municipal facilities, and through digital channels including a service portal, online appointment booking, and a defect reporter.

Product overview

Stadt Spenge operates as a municipal government administration offering a comprehensive portfolio of public services through both physical offices and digital channels. The core service offering centers on the Bürgerbüro (Citizen Office) and Standesamt (Registry Office), providing traditional administrative functions such as ID processing, registrations, and civil documentation. Digital services include the Mängelmelder (Defect Reporter) for citizen issue reporting, Online-Terminvergabe (Online Appointment Booking), and the Serviceportal. Crisis management services include population protection infrastructure with designated emergency points. The municipality also operates cultural and educational facilities including Musikschule, Volkshochschule, Stadtbücherei, and the Werburg-Museum, as well as sports and recreational facilities. Training and education programs cover vocational training positions in administration, environmental technology, childcare, and road maintenance. The Pendlerportal represents a regional digital initiative for carpooling services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bürgerbüro (Citizen Office) Municipal citizen services office providing ID cards, registrations, and general administrative services to residents. Services require prior appointment booking.
• Standesamt (Registry Office) Registry office handling civil registrations including births, marriages, deaths, family status documentation, marriage applications, and name changes.
• Mängelmelder (Defect Reporter) Online defect reporting system allowing citizens to report infrastructure issues such as road damage, lighting problems, waste dumping, and other municipal concerns with location tracking.
• Online-Terminvergabe (Online Appointment Booking) Digital appointment scheduling system for citizen office services to reduce wait times and manage visitor flow.
• Serviceportal (Service Portal) Comprehensive online portal providing access to various municipal services and administrative procedures.
• Krisenmanagement und Bevölkerungsschutz (Crisis Management) Crisis management and civil protection services including emergency points (NOTFALLpunkte) locations for citizens during disasters when communication fails.
• Pendlerportal (Commuter Portal) Carpooling and ride-sharing portal enabling citizens to find commuting partners and reduce transportation costs. Joint offering of all municipalities in Kreis Herford.
• Abfallentsorgung (Waste Management) Municipal waste collection and disposal services including recycling guidance and bulk waste collection scheduling.
• Feuerwehr (Fire Department) Voluntary fire brigade services including emergency response, fire safety, and rescue operations.
• Ausbildungsangebote (Training Programs) Municipal vocational training programs including administrative clerk (Verwaltungsfachangestellte), environmental technology specialist, educator (PiA), and road maintenance worker (Straßenwärter).
• Musikschule (Music School) Municipal music school offering instrumental lessons and music education for children and adults.
• Volkshochschule (Adult Education) Municipal adult education center (VHS) offering continuing education courses and workshops.
• Stadtbücherei (City Library) Public library services providing book lending, media resources, and reading programs.
• Werburg-Museum Municipal museum showcasing local history and cultural heritage of Spenge.
• Sport- und Freizeiteinrichtungen (Sports Facilities) Municipal sports halls, swimming pools, sports fields, and recreational facilities open to citizens.
• Kitas vor Ort (Local Daycare Centers) Municipal kindergarten and daycare services for children including the Städtische Kita Lenzinghausen.

Segments2 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kreis Herford (District of Herford)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2026Joint commuter portal (Pendlerportal) initiative for carpooling across all municipalities in the Kreis Herford district. The portal serves as a mediation platform connecting commuters for ride-sharing to work, training, and leisure activities.
• Stadtwerke Herford (Herford Municipal Utilities)coreTechnology or IntegrationWater infrastructure services including drinking water pipeline renewal and wastewater maintenance in the Spenge area. Stadtwerke Herford conducts water main repairs and road infrastructure work that affects Spenge.
• LWL (Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchaeological heritage partnership. LWL reported on the 2,000-year-old settlement discovery in Spenge that belongs to a previously known archaeological site.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Gemeinde Hiddenhausen: Another small municipality (~20,000 residents) within Kreis Herford operating the same municipal service model (citizen office, fire department, kindergartens, public works) under the same state (NRW) regulatory framework.
• Stadt Bünde: Larger Kreis Herford municipality (~45,000 residents) offering the same German municipal service catalog (Bürgerbüro, Standesamt, Kläranlage, Bauhof, Kitas, Musikschule). Closely comparable governance structure and revenue model.
• Stadt Löhne: Kreis Herford municipality (~40,000 residents) with an essentially identical operating model and service portfolio, useful as a near-peer benchmark for staffing and budget.
• Stadt Halle (Westf.): Small city in adjacent Kreis Gütersloh (~21,000 residents) with the same municipal government functions (Bürgerbüro, Standesamt, fire, waste, education) and comparable budgetary scale.
• Stadt Enger: Neighbouring municipality of similar size (~15,000 residents) within the same Kreis Herford district. Provides a directly comparable set of municipal services (Bürgerbüro, Standesamt, fire, waste, schools) to a similar citizen base.
• Gemeinde Kirchlengern: Kreis Herford municipality (~16,000 residents) of similar scale with the same responsibilities for citizen services, registry office, fire, schools, and youth/social services.
• Stadt Werther (Westf.): Small municipality (~11,000 residents) in adjacent Kreis Bielefeld, offering the same municipal service stack to a comparable population size and demographic profile.
• Stadt Vlotho: Same-district municipality (~19,000 residents) operating an equivalent small-city public administration with Bürgerbüro, Standesamt, fire department, waste management, and Bauhof.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Herford: Larger district capital city (~67,000 residents) of Kreis Herford. Offers the same municipal services but at greater scale and complexity, providing a useful scaling benchmark for Spenge's eventual growth trajectory.
• Kreis Herford: The supra-ordinate district administration that includes Stadt Spenge. Operates broader public-administration functions (e.g., Pendlerportal, public transport, regional planning) that overlap with and complement Spenge's role.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Stadt-Spenge-Kultur-und-Stadtmarketing-121952151277230
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadt-spenge

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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