Stadtverwaltung Bürstadt

What Stadtverwaltung Bürstadt does

Stadtverwaltung Bürstadt is the municipal administration of the city of Bürstadt, located in the Kreis Bergstraße district of Hessen, Germany. The legal entity (Magistrat der Stadt Bürstadt) was founded in 1608 and serves a captive population of 17,605 residents across three districts — Bürstadt (13,901), Bobstadt (2,876), and Riedrode (828) — across a 3,446-hectare municipal area. Approximately 275 employees deliver statutory municipal services including civil registry, building permits, local tax administration, public safety (three volunteer fire departments), childcare (six municipal daycare facilities), the Waldschwimmbad forest swimming pool, youth services (Jugendhaus operated by Sozialagentur Fortuna), urban planning, economic development, and cultural programming (Gymnastica, Fastnacht, Spargelwanderung). The administration is led by Mayor Boris Wenz, who took office on July 1, 2025, following a municipal election.

The core technology stack comprises a multi-channel digital citizen services portal at buerstadt.de, integrated with the Hessian state service portal (Hessen-Finder) for over 100 administrative service categories. Operational platforms include ALLRIS (Ratsinformationssystem) for council transparency since 2004, an online appointment booking system (cm-terminreservierung.de/buerstadt), defect reporting (Mängelmelder), Bürger-GIS for development plan visualization, reservix.de for cultural event ticketing, and a Smart City initiative delivered with Kreissparkasse Bergstraße. The city operates a 100%-owned real estate development subsidiary, BGE mbH (founded 1999), and holds four international city partnerships (Krieglach since 1974, Wittelsheim since 1982, Minano since 1984, Glauchau since 1991).

Revenue is generated through statutory municipal taxation and fee mechanisms: trade tax (Gewerbesteuer at 380% Hebesatz since 01.01.2020), property tax A (370%) and B (570%), dog tax (€72–€480), modular childcare subscriptions (€119.28–€185/month base), swimming pool entry fees (€3–€5 per ticket), usage-based water (€1.86/cbm), sewage (€3.59/cbm from 2026), rainwater charges (€0.62/m² from 2026), and gaming machine tax. Go-to-market is direct-to-citizen omnichannel: in-person at the Rathaus, the nationwide 115 hotline, the digital self-serve portal, online appointment booking, and mobile outreach services. The company is not a private-sector entity — it is a public legal entity under German state law with no parent company, no funding rounds, and no external equity ownership.

Name

Stadtverwaltung Bürstadt

Legal name

Magistrat der Stadt Bürstadt

Website

https://buerstadt.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadtverwaltung Bürstadt is the municipal administration of Bürstadt, a town of 17,605 residents in Hessen, Germany, delivering statutory local government services (civil registry, taxation, childcare, public safety, urban planning) across three districts via a 275-employee administration led by Mayor Boris Wenz.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive Offices (92111), Other General Government Support (92119), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Citizen services
• Childcare services
• Civil registry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bürstadt

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. Trade Tax (Gewerbesteuer): Municipal trade tax levied on businesses operating in Bürstadt. The tax rate (Hebesatz) is 380% of the assessment base, set since 01.01.2020.
2. Property Tax (Grundsteuer A & B): Municipal property tax levied on agricultural properties (Grundsteuer A at 370%) and developed properties (Grundsteuer B at 570%).
3. Dog Tax (Hundesteuer): Annual dog ownership tax: 72 EUR first dog, 108 EUR second dog, 144 EUR each additional dog, 480 EUR for dangerous dogs.
4. Childcare Fees (Kindertageseinrichtungen): Monthly childcare fees for municipal daycare facilities, structured in modular booking systems for children under 3 (U3) and over 3 (Ü3).
5. Swimming Pool Fees (Waldschwimmbad): Entry fees and season passes for the municipal forest swimming pool (Waldschwimmbad), including individual, dozen, and season tickets.
6. Water, Sewerage & Rainwater Charges: Water supply at 1.86 EUR/cbm (including 7% VAT), sewage fees at 3.59 EUR/cbm (from 01.01.2026), and rainwater fees at 0.62 EUR/m².
7. Gaming Machine Tax (Spielautomatensteuer): Tax on gaming machines in restaurants (25% of gross revenue with win possibility, 12% capped at 100 EUR/month without) and game halls (capped at 200 EUR/month without win possibility).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Stadtverwaltung Bürstadt is the municipal administration of the city of Bürstadt in Hessen, Germany, providing comprehensive public services to its 17,605 residents across three districts. The administration delivers core municipal services including civil registry, building permits, trade tax assessment, waste management, water/sewerage, childcare (six municipal daycare facilities), public safety (three volunteer fire departments), cultural programming, and economic development, delivered through both physical town hall offices and a digital citizen service portal.

Product overview

Stadtverwaltung Bürstadt operates a unified digital citizen services portal offering online administrative transactions, civic engagement tools, and municipal facilities management. The core platform provides access to over 100 service categories through the Dienstleistungen A-Z catalog linked to the Hessen-Finder, supplemented by online appointment booking, digital form submissions, and transparent governance tools. Physical service infrastructure includes six city-run childcare facilities, the Waldschwimmbad forest swimming pool, a youth center, and rentable event venues. Key digital initiatives include Smart City infrastructure management, climate protection programs with balcony solar subsidies, and the Bürgerinformationssystem (ALLRIS) for transparent municipal governance. Cultural programming such as Gymnastica, Fastnacht, and Spargelwanderung are marketed through the Kulturbeirat with ticketing via reservix.de. The product portfolio functions as a platform-plus-services model where the digital portal serves as the primary citizen interface for accessing both online services and physical municipal facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digitales Bürgerportal (Digital Citizen Portal) Comprehensive digital service portal enabling citizens to access administrative services, submit forms, book appointments, and engage with municipal government online. Integrated with Hessen-Finder for state-level administrative procedures.
• Kindertagesstätten (Kitas) - Municipal Childcare Facilities Municipal childcare services including nursery care (U3) and kindergarten (Ü3) with modular booking options, available at six city-run facilities plus partner facilities. Monthly fees with sibling discounts and free childcare hours.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 17,605 residents across 3 districts with 275 municipal employees
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Glauchau (Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1991Friendship city (Freundschaftsstadt) formalized in 1991 following the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Private contacts between a Bürstädter family and Glauchau residents led to an invitation from football club BSG Chemie Glauchau to VfR Bürstadt in early 1990. A 56-member delegation from Saxony visited Bürstadt, staying in private accommodations, cementing the friendship.
• Minano (Japan)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1984Friendship city (Freundschaftsstadt) since 1984, connected through the Turn- und Schwimmgemeinde (TSG) Bürstadt and its international Gymnastica sporting event. Japanese athletes from Minano (about 100 km northwest of Tokyo, population ~10,000) participated in Gymnastica, leading to a bilingual friendship charter emphasizing peace and mutual relations. A Japanese-style garden near the market square commemorates this connection.
• Wittelsheim (France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1982Official partner city (Partnerstadt) since 1982. The relationship originated when a group of young athletes from Wittelsheim in Alsace visited the Gymnastica event in Bürstadt in 1979. Official contacts began in January 1980, leading to formal partnership signing by mayors René Arnold and Horst Strecker. The partnership has generated many exchanges between sports and cultural clubs of both cities.
• Krieglach (Austria)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 September 1974Official partner city (Partnertstadt) since 14 September 1974. The partnership originated from private contacts between Bürstädter doctor Dr. Rudolf Schimke's house in Krieglach and former mayor Karl Druckenbrod, facilitated by music school director Professor Hans Täubl. The partnership formalized a social and economic exchange relationship between the two cities, approximately 700 km apart in southern Germany and Austria.
• Kreissparkasse Bergstraße (Kreissparkasse)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional savings bank serving the Kreis Bergstraße. Collaborates with the city on Smart City initiatives and digital future planning. Referenced as the city's Smart City partner (Zusammenarbeit mit der KKS) in municipal digitalization efforts.
• Sozialagentur FortunacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSocial services agency providing on-site youth care and youth development programs at the Jugendhaus (youth center). Operates Kinder- und Jugendförderung programs, organizes youth activities, events, and provides psychosocial support for children and adolescents aged 8-18.
• Gemeinde BiblisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNeighboring municipality sharing certain administrative services. The Standesamt (civil registry office) of Bürstadt also serves Biblis, providing civil registry services on behalf of the neighboring community.
• Klimastiftung für Bürger (Climate Foundation for Citizens)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit climate foundation (Klimastiftung für Bürger) cooperating with the city on climate and environmental protection (Klima- und Umweltschutz). Partnership supports the city's climate action plan (Klima-Aktionsplan), balcony solar program (Förderprogramm für Balkonkraftwerke), and communal energy planning.
• TSG Bürstadt (Turn- und Schwimmgemeinde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor local sports club organizing the international Gymnastica sporting event, which has facilitated two of Bürstadt's international city partnerships (with Wittelsheim and Minano). The Gymnastica event brings over 900 athletes to the city, making it one of the largest sporting events in the region.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stadt Lampertheim: Neighboring municipality in Bergstraße district with similar population (~32,000), comparable tax structure, and overlapping administrative responsibilities including water supply, civil registry, and waste management via the same ZAKB waste authority.
• Stadt Viernheim: Similar-sized Hessen municipality (~33,000 residents) with comparable tax structure (Hebesätze), municipal childcare operations, fire department structure, and digital citizen services platform.
• Stadt Bensheim: Larger Bergstraße district municipality (~40,000 residents) with similar Hessische municipal governance structure, comparable services portfolio, and shared Smart City collaboration with Kreissparkasse Bergstraße.
• Stadt Heppenheim: District capital of Bergstraße with ~25,000 residents, operating an identical municipal service structure (Bürgerservice, BGE-style development entity, Kindertagesstätten, Waldschwimmbad equivalent) and same Hessen-Finder integration.
• Stadt Gernsheim: Adjacent municipality in southern Bergstraße with ~10,000 residents, comparable demographic profile, and similar small-town service delivery model including Kindertagesstätten and cultural programming.
• Gemeinde Biblis: Neighboring municipality sharing the Standesamt civil registry services with Bürstadt; a direct administrative cooperation partner that enables identification of cross-jurisdictional service delivery patterns in small German municipalities.

Broad incumbents

• Stadt Frankfurt am Main: Largest Hessen municipality and regional capital; operates the same Hessian service portal infrastructure (Hessen-Finder) and 115 service hotline, with a much broader Smart City portfolio that frames the long-term ambition ceiling for smaller municipalities like Bürstadt.

Others

• Kreissparkasse Bergstraße: Regional savings bank serving the Bergstraße district; named Bürstadt's Smart City partner and collaborator on digitalization initiatives, making it a key ecosystem player rather than a competitor.
• ekom21: Hessian municipal IT service provider that operates the votemanager election system used by Bürstadt; representative of the ecosystem of technology enablers supporting German municipal digitalization.
• ZAKB (Zentraler Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb Kreis Bergstraße): District-level waste management entity serving Bürstadt and other Bergstraße municipalities; illustrates the inter-municipal service delivery model common to small German cities and a key infrastructure partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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