Gemeinde Belm

What Gemeinde Belm does

Gemeinde Belm is a municipal government entity (Gemeinde) in the Osnabrück district of Lower Saxony, Germany, serving approximately 14,000 residents. Founded in 1974, the municipality celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024 and operates under the administrative oversight of Landkreis Osnabrück with Mayor Viktor Hermeler as chief executive. It delivers statutory local services including civil registry, building permits, social services, education administration, environmental management, waste management, and community development. The municipality owns three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Belmer Wohnungs-Entwicklungsgesellschaft (housing development), Stiftung Belm Mühle (historic mill foundation), and Belmer Integrationswerkstatt (integration workshop), and maintains twin-city partnerships with Kolno (Poland), Elterlein (Saxony), and Englewood (Colorado, USA).

The municipality's core technology stack consists of the official website www.belm.de integrated with the OpenR@thaus service portal, which exposes 220+ administrative services and approximately 2,620 service descriptions, complemented by an eTermin online appointment booking system. Additional digital offerings include a citizen and council information system (Bürger- und Ratsinfosystem), a kindergarten registration portal, and a geographic information system for building plans. Website analytics run on Matomo, an open-source analytics tool, and data protection support is provided by Itebo GmbH.

Gemeinde Belm is funded through local taxes (Gewerbesteuer, Grundsteuer, Hundesteuer, Zweitwohnungssteuer), state and federal intergovernmental transfers, and administrative fees, with no commercial revenue model. Operational initiatives include an eight-year research collaboration with Hochschule Osnabrück on nitrate reduction (2016–2024), membership in Wasserverband Wittlage (2018), the Wasserschutzgebiet Belm-Nettetal water protection zone (2017), and the long-running Westenergie Klimaschutzpreis regional climate award (2006–2022) scheduled to transition into the LokalStars program in 2026.

Name

Gemeinde Belm

Legal name

Gemeinde Belm

Website

https://belm.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gemeinde Belm is a German municipal government in Lower Saxony, serving approximately 14,000 residents with statutory administrative services, digital citizen portals, and community programs under the jurisdiction of Landkreis Osnabrück.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Administration

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Government ERP (HDAEAEAG)

Keywords

• Municipal administration services
• Local government services
• E-government portal
• Citizen services
• Public administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Belm

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gemeinde Belm is a German municipal government entity that delivers local public administration services to its approximately 14,000 residents. It provides civil registry, business registration, building permits, social services, education administration, environmental management, urban planning, waste management, and community development services. Service delivery combines a digital self-service platform (OpenR@thaus, eTermin appointment booking, citizen information system) with physical citizen service centers (Bürgerbüro and Rathaus).

Product overview

Gemeinde Belm operates a digital citizen services platform providing access to over 220 administrative services. The core offering consists of the Online-Terminbuchung (online appointment booking), the OpenR@thaus portal for service requests, the Bürger- und Ratsinfosystem for government transparency, the Kindertagesstätten-Anmeldeportal for childcare registration, and Geodaten/Bebauungspläne for geographic and planning information. These services are delivered through the municipal website www.belm.de and do not constitute commercial products but rather e-government citizen services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OpenR@thaus Digital administrative portal providing residents with access to 220+ municipal services including registration, permits, certificates, and civic documentation requests.
• Online-Terminbuchung (eTermin) Online appointment booking system enabling residents to schedule visits to the municipal administration (Rathaus/Bürgerbüro) digitally.
• Bürger- und Ratsinfosystem Citizen and council information system providing transparency on local government decisions, council sessions, municipal planning, and elections.
• Kindertagesstätten-Anmeldeportal Online registration portal for kindergarten and daycare facilities allowing parents to register children for childcare services in Belm.
• Geodaten/Bebauungspläne Geographic information system and building plan viewer providing residents access to spatial data, zoning plans, and development area information in Belm.
• Bürgerbüro (Citizens Service Center) Physical citizen service center providing in-person municipal services with flexible opening hours including Wednesday afternoon and Friday morning sessions.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Kolno (Poland)minorOthersTwin town partnership for cultural exchange and international cooperation between municipalities
• Elterlein (Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany)minorOthersTwin town partnership for cultural exchange and inter-regional cooperation
• Englewood (Colorado, USA)minorOthersInternational twin town partnership with exchange programs including youth and community initiatives. Belm conducts exchanges with Englewood, Colorado.
• Westenergie (formerly innogy, formerly RWE)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual climate protection award (Klimaschutzpreis) partnership awarded from 2003 to 2025, recognizing local environmental initiatives. In 2026, the partnership transitions to the 'LokalStars' award focusing on community engagement, conscious consumption, and nature.
• Hochschule Osnabrück (Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership led by Prof. Dr. Dieter Trautz investigating nitrate reduction in water protection areas through organic farming methods. Project conducted 2016-2024 examining nitrogen-efficient crop rotation management in Belm-Nettetal water protection area.
• Wasserverband WittlageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater association supporting the municipality's water protection efforts. Belm has been a member since 2018. The association supports the nitrate research project and water protection initiatives.
• Landkreis OsnabrückminorOthersCounty government responsible for water protection area ordinances and regulations. Established water protection area for Belm-Nettetal including wells at Gattberg, Icker, and Powe.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeinde-belm

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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