Bezirksregierung Detmold

What Bezirksregierung Detmold does

Bezirksregierung Detmold is the intermediate administrative authority (Mittelbehörde / Landesoberbehörde) of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, serving the Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) region. Established in 1816 and headquartered at Leopoldstraße 15 in Detmold, the authority operates with 198 employees under Regierungspräsidentin Anna Katharina Bölling and provides regulatory oversight, administrative coordination, and service delivery across multiple domains for seven Kreise (Lippe, Paderborn, Minden-Lübbecke, Herford, Gütersloh, Höxter) and the kreisfreie Stadt Bielefeld.

Its core services span five organizational departments covering public order and health, regional development and municipal oversight, school supervision (Schulaufsicht) over 565 public and 103 private schools with 23,388+ teachers, environmental protection (water management, waste management, emission control, nature conservation), and infrastructure coordination including broadband expansion (Gigabit.NRW) and rural development (EU LEADER programme). The authority also handles teacher qualification recognition for third-country credentials, cross-border waste shipment administration via DIWASS, and digital service delivery through the NRW-Serviceportal (meineverwaltung.nrw.de). Technology is built on a Drupal-based nrwGOV open-source CMS, with integrations into state and EU government data systems.

The business model is non-commercial: the authority does not generate revenue from citizens, businesses, or municipalities. All administrative services are provided at no direct charge and funded entirely through the state budget of North Rhine-Westphalia, with the parent entity being the Land Nordrhein-Westfalen. Approximately EUR 1.2 billion in infrastructure funding flows through the district under the NRW-Infrastrukturgesetz 2025-2036, but these are state appropriations directed to municipalities rather than revenue to the authority itself.

Name

Bezirksregierung Detmold

Legal name

Bezirksregierung Detmold

Website

https://bezreg-detmold.nrw.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Bezirksregierung Detmold is a German state intermediate administrative authority (Mittelbehörde) providing regulatory oversight, school supervision, environmental permitting, and infrastructure coordination for the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region of North Rhine-Westphalia, funded by the state budget without commercial revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration

NAICS

Other General Government Support (921190), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Regulatory oversight
• School supervision
• Environmental permitting
• Infrastructure coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Detmold

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. State Government Funding: The Bezirksregierung Detmold is a public administrative body funded by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. It does not generate commercial revenue. Its operations are financed through the state budget, with no direct revenue streams from citizens or businesses.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bezirksregierung Detmold is an intermediate-level government administrative authority (Bezirksregierung) for the Regierungsbezirk Detmold in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It delivers statutory administrative services across school supervision, environmental and water management, broadband infrastructure coordination, rural development, immigration, and regulatory permitting for municipalities, citizens, and businesses in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region.

Product overview

Bezirksregierung Detmold is a regional government administration authority (Bezirksregierung) for the Detmold administrative district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It provides government services across multiple domains rather than a commercial product offering. The services include: Schulaufsicht (school supervision) overseeing 565 public and 103 private schools with 23,388+ teachers in OWL; Wasserwirtschaft (water management) covering wastewater, flood protection, and water resources; Abfallwirtschaft (waste management) for permits and contaminated site remediation; Immissionsschutz (emission control) for industrial plant approvals; Naturschutz (nature conservation); Gigabit.NRW broadband infrastructure coordination; LEADER rural development program; Förderungen Wasserwirtschaft (water subsidies); and various citizen services through NRW-Serviceportal. These are regulatory and administrative services, not commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Schulaufsicht (School Supervision) Statutory supervision of 565 public schools, 103 private schools, and 4 centers for practical teacher training in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) region, including personnel management for over 23,388 teachers, teacher training oversight, and educational quality assurance.

Quantifiable outcome

• EUR 1.2 billion in infrastructure funding directed to the district under the NRW-Infrastrukturgesetz 2025–2036
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf: One of five sibling Mittelbehörden under Land NRW. Operates with the same statutory mandate structure across its own Regierungsbezirk, delivering identical services in school supervision, environmental administration, water management, and municipal oversight. Most structurally comparable peer.
• Bezirksregierung Köln: NRW sibling authority covering the Köln administrative district. Performs the same Bezirksregierung functions — Schulaufsicht, Wasserwirtschaft, Immissionsschutz, and infrastructure funding disbursement — using the same nrwGOV CMS and NRW-Serviceportal integration.
• Regierungspräsidium Freiburg: Baden-Württemberg Regierungspräsidium for the Freiburg region. Performs the same statutory Regierungspräsidium functions across Schulaufsicht, environmental protection, water management, and state funding administration in its district.
• Regierungspräsidium Tübingen: Baden-Württemberg's fourth Regierungspräsidium covering the Tübingen region. Comparable intermediate authority for school supervision, Umwelt, Wasser, Kommunalaufsicht and infrastructure funding oversight.
• Bezirksregierung Arnsberg: NRW sibling authority for the Arnsberg district (Westfalen-Süd). Same statutory intermediate authority model with Schulaufsicht, Umwelt, Wasserwirtschaft, and Fördermittel functions; shares the EUR 1.2B NRW-Infrastrukturgesetz funding pool.
• Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt: Second of three Hessen Regierungspräsidien, covering the southern Hessen/Rhein-Main region. Comparable scope including Schulaufsicht, Umwelt- und Arbeitsschutz, water and waste management for its administrative district.
• Regierungspräsidium Kassel: Hessen's Regierungspräsidium for northern Hessen. Functions as the intermediate state authority for Schulaufsicht, environmental permitting, water management, and municipal oversight — the Hessen equivalent of a Bezirksregierung with comparable mandate breadth.
• Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart: Baden-Württemberg's Regierungspräsidium covering the Stuttgart region. Performs structurally identical intermediate state administration functions — Schulaufsicht, Umwelt- und Wasserwirtschaft, Kommunalaufsicht, Fördermittel — for its respective Regierungsbezirk.
• Bezirksregierung Münster: NRW sibling authority covering the Münster administrative district. Comparable in scope and statutory mandate, including school supervision, environmental permitting, water management, and rural development programs under the same state legal framework.

Others

• Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW (LANUV): NRW's specialist state agency for nature, environment, and consumer protection. Closely coordinated with the Bezirksregierung Detmold on environmental and water matters (Immissionsschutz, Naturschutz, Wasserwirtschaft), though it operates as a Fachbehörde rather than a general Mittelbehörde.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BezirksregierungDetmold
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bezirksregierung-detmold
• Instagraminstagram.com/bezregdt

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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