Starostwo Powiatowe w Wągrowcu

What Starostwo Powiatowe w Wągrowcu does

Starostwo Powiatowe w Wągrowciu is a public local government administrative office serving Powiat Wągrowiecki (Wągrowiec County) in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (Województwo Wielkopolskie) of western Poland. Established on January 1, 1999 as part of Poland's nationwide administrative reform that reinstated the powiat (county) tier of local self-government, the office administers statutory public services for approximately 70,000 residents across the county's municipalities. It operates under Polish local government law (Ustawa o samorządzie powiatowym) and is governed by a Zarząd Powiatu (County Board) headed by Starosta Tomasz Kranc, with policy direction set by the elected Rada Powiatu (County Council). The entity is a public administrative body — not a commercial company — and is not investable under PE/VC/M&A frameworks.

The office delivers a comprehensive portfolio of statutory administrative functions: vehicle registration and driver licensing (Wydział Komunikacji), building permits and construction supervision (Wydział Architektury i Budownictwa), geodetic and cartographic services (Wydział Geodezji, Kartografii i Katastru), environmental permits, education administration, consumer protection (Powiatowy Rzecznik Konsumentów), free legal aid (nieodpłatna pomoc prawna), and civil registry. It also coordinates 12 subordinate organizational units including the County Hospital (Zespół Opieki Zdrowotnej), County Road Management (Powiatowy Zarząd Dróg), Family Assistance Center (Powiatowe Centrum Pomocy Rodziny), Employment Office (Powiatowy Urząd Pracy), Police Command, State Fire Service, and Sanitary-Epidemiological Station. Service delivery occurs through two physical locations (Kościuszki 15 headquarters and Kościuszki 53 Department of Communication) and through electronic government platforms.

Digital infrastructure is anchored by the Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej (BIP) public information bulletin — a mandatory transparency portal recording over 6.9 million page visits — complemented by the ePUAP electronic public administration platform, the e-doręczenia electronic correspondence system, and the iMapa geodetic portal. The office generates no commercial revenue; its funding derives from local taxes (notably property tax), central government PIT revenue shares, state subsidies, and EU grants, administered through annual budgets approved by the County Council. Statutory fees apply to selected services such as vehicle registration and building permits, but pricing is regulated by national law rather than set by the office itself.

Name

Starostwo Powiatowe w Wągrowcu

Legal name

Starostwo Powiatowe w Wągrowcu

Website

https://bip.wagrowiec.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Starostwo Powiatowe w Wągrowciu is a Polish county-level public administration office serving approximately 70,000 residents of Wągrowiec County, delivering statutory services including vehicle registration, building permits, geodesy, education administration, and consumer protection.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114), Administration of Economic Programs (926), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAA

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAN

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAK

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAF

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Local government administration
• Vehicle registration services
• Building permit services
• Geodesy and cadastre
• Consumer protection services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wągrowiec

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Starostwo Powiatowe w Wągrowcu is the second-tier local government administration office serving Powiat Wągrowiecki (Wągrowiec County) in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The office delivers statutory public administrative services including vehicle registration, driver licensing, building permits, geodetic and cadastral services, environmental permits, consumer protection, free legal aid, and education administration to approximately 70,000+ residents and businesses in the county.

Product overview

Starostwo Powiatowe w Wągrowcu is a Polish local government administration office (Powiat Starostwo) that operates a Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej (BIP) — a mandatory Public Information Bulletin website. The organization provides administrative services to residents of the Wągrowiecki district, including vehicle registration, building permits, geodesy and cadastre services, environmental protection, education administration, consumer protection, and public order services. The website functions as a government portal for public information dissemination and e-government service delivery, not as a commercial product offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vehicle Registration Services (Rejestracja pojazdów)
• Building Permits and Construction Supervision
• Geodetic and Cadastral Services (Kancelaria Geodezyjna)
• Consumer Protection Services (Rzecznik Konsumentów)
• Free Legal Aid (Nieodpłatna pomoc prawna)
• Public Information Bulletin (Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej - BIP)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Starostwo Powiatowe w Żninie: Żnin County Office is a kujawsko-pomorskie powiat of similar mid-size population performing the same range of powiat responsibilities. As a regional peer with comparable administrative complexity, it provides a useful benchmark for service consolidation and digital maturity.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Chodzieży: Chodzież County Office is a small neighboring powiat in Wielkopolskie with comparable population scale and the same powiat-level statutory mandate. Its departmental structure and e-government service mix mirror those of Wągrowiec.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Kościanie: Kościan County Office is another Wielkopolskie powiat of comparable population scale delivering the same county-level administrative services. It provides a strong regional benchmark for the scope and depth of powiat-level service delivery.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Gnieźnie: The Gniezno County Office is a neighboring powiat in Wielkopolskie that delivers the same statutory set of county-level administrative services to a similar mid-sized population. Its functional scope, departmental structure, and BIP-based transparency model are directly comparable to Wągrowiec.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Szamotułach: Szamotuły County Office is a comparable Wielkopolskie powiat with similar population characteristics and statutory service scope. It is a structurally analogous peer for benchmarking service delivery and digital maturity.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Poznaniu: The Poznań County Office is the powiat-level government office serving the area surrounding the city of Poznań within the same Wielkopolskie Voivodeship. It executes the same set of powiat-level responsibilities—vehicle registration, building permits, geodesy, environmental protection, education administration, and consumer protection—for a comparable resident population, making it the closest administrative peer.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Obornikach: The Oborniki County Office is another Wielkopolskie powiat of similar size that delivers the same county-level services to a comparable population. It is a structurally direct peer for benchmarking service delivery and digital adoption.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Pile: Piła County Office is a larger powiat in Wielkopolskie that performs the same statutory functions (vehicle registration, building supervision, road management, geodesy, education, healthcare coordination) and operates an analogous BIP and ePUAP infrastructure, making it a closely comparable peer.

Regional players

• Urząd Miasta Wągrowca: The Wągrowiec City Hall is the municipal (gmina) government serving the same town as the powiat seat. It handles gmina-level services (urban planning, primary education, social welfare) that are complementary—not duplicative—to the powiat's responsibilities, making it a closely related local-government peer.

Broad incumbents

• Wielkopolski Urząd Wojewódzki: The Greater Poland Voivodeship Office is the regional state-administration authority overseeing all powiats in Wielkopolskie. While it operates at a higher administrative tier, it sets the regulatory and funding framework that constrains and enables powiat-level operations, making it a relevant broader peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/starostwo-powiatowe-w-w%C4%85growcu

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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