What Gemeente Coevorden does

Gemeente Coevorden is a public municipality (gemeente) in the province of Drenthe, Netherlands, headquartered at Kasteel 1, Coevorden, and serving approximately 35,000 residents across the town of Coevorden and surrounding villages including former municipalities of Dalen, Oosterhesselen, Sleen, and Zweeloo merged into the current structure (with municipal archives dating to 1814). It delivers the full portfolio of statutory Dutch municipal services: identity documents (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses), civil registration (marriage, birth, death), social care and youth assistance, waste management and sewerage, local taxation (WOZ, OZB, toeristenbelasting, forensenbelasting), environmental and construction permits via the Omgevingsplein, subsidies, public safety, education and sports services, employment/income support, sustainability programs, and elections administration.

The organization is governed by a 25-member municipal council (gemeenteraad) elected by residents, with a college van burgemeester en wethouders (mayor and aldermen) led by Mayor R. Bergsma handling executive operations; a new coalitieakkoord for 2026-2030 was presented in June 2026. A 2025-2026 leadership team includes Wethouders J. Huizing and J. Slomp plus a dedicated economic policy unit (Han Tissingh, Vera Rustema, Diana Logtenberg, Ramona Haak - van den Berg). The technology footprint is standard civic digital infrastructure — a website portal (coevorden.nl) for service requests, online appointment scheduling, and an appointment-based physical service desk (publieksbalie) — with no proprietary software, no public API, and no disclosed AI capabilities.

Revenue is generated through five streams: the national Municipal Fund (gemeentefonds, allocated by population/area), OZB property taxes, waste and sewer charges, transaction fees for permits and documents, and tourism/commuter taxes. Distribution is direct-to-citizen via in-person desk, online portal, telephone (14 0524), and WhatsApp. The municipality's distinctive strategic positioning is its Dutch-German border location, anchored by the Europark Coevorden-Emlichheim cross-border industrial zone, a city twinning with Nordhorn, and memberships in EUREGIO, Eems Dollard Regio, and Niedersachsen cooperation frameworks — making cross-border economic development a defining differentiator versus inland Dutch municipalities.

Name

Gemeente Coevorden

Legal name

Gemeente Coevorden

Website

https://coevorden.nl

Company type

Public

Founded year

1814

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Gemeente Coevorden is a Dutch municipality in Drenthe serving ~35,000 residents with full statutory local government services (permits, civil registration, social care, taxation, waste), differentiated by its Dutch-German border location and Europark cross-border industrial partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Coevorden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Municipal Fund (Gemeentefonds): Primary funding from national government based on population, area, and special circumstances
2. Property Taxes (OZB): Onroerendezaakbelastingen - the largest local tax revenue source
3. Waste and Sewer Fees: Rioolheffing and afvalstoffenheffing - targeted local charges
4. Fees and Charges: Rechten en leges for services such as passport and permit applications
5. Tourism and Commuter Tax: Toeristenbelasting and forensenbelasting

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gemeente Coevorden is a Dutch municipality (gemeente) in the province of Drenthe providing public administrative services to approximately 35,000 residents and local businesses. Its core service portfolio includes identity documents (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses), civil registration (marriage, birth, death), local taxation (WOZ, OZB, waste and sewerage levies), social care and youth assistance, building and environmental permits via the Omgevingsplein, waste management, subsidies, problem reporting, and economic development support.

Product overview

Gemeente Coevorden is a Dutch municipality (gemeente) providing public administrative services to its citizens. The organization does not offer a commercial technology product or SaaS platform. Its service portfolio consists of government services including: identity documents (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses), social care and youth assistance, residential services (moving, immigration, emigration), local taxation (WOZ, waste tax, sewerage tax, property taxes), waste management and recycling, environmental/construction permits via the Omgevingsplein, subsidies for climate/energy/culture/health, problem reporting, civil registration (marriage, birth, death), public safety, education and sports services, employment and income support, event organization, official extracts and certificates, complaints and damage claims, business permits, elections, sustainability initiatives, and parking/traffic services. The organization maintains a civic information website and provides in-person services at the town hall (Kasteel 1, Coevorden).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Identity Documents (Passport, ID Card, Driver's License) Issuance of passports, identity cards, refugee passports, second Dutch passports, and driver's licenses (including medical examination referrals) for residents of Coevorden municipality.
• Social Care and Youth Assistance Applications for care and support, the Doe-Mee-Webwinkel, informal caregiver (mantelzorg) services, and regional taxi transport passes for residents in need.
• Local Taxation Services Administration of WOZ property valuations, waste charges (afvalstoffenheffing), sewerage charges (rioolheffing), OZB property tax, tourist and commuter taxes, plus objection handling and remission procedures.
• Waste Management and Recycling Household waste collection, separation guidance, and recycling services for Coevorden residents, with the goal of reducing costs and increasing raw material reuse.
• Omgevingsplein (Environmental Permits) Information and application processing for environmental permits (omgevingsvergunning) covering construction, renovation, and related building activities within the municipality.
• Municipal Subsidies Subsidy programs for climate and energy, culture and events, and health and community initiatives administered to residents and organizations.
• Civil Status Registration (Marriage, Birth, Death) Registration of marriages, births, deaths, and recognition of (un)born children within the municipality.
• Certificates and Extracts Issuance of official extracts from the Civil Registry, BRP extracts, Certificates of Good Conduct (VOG), and BRP adjustments for residents.
• Work, Income, and Debt Support Provision of social assistance (bijstand), debt assistance, voluntary work coordination, and low-income compensation benefits.
• Business Permits and Licenses Permits and authorizations for entrepreneurs in Coevorden covering hospitality, events, advertising signs, and stand locations.
• Building Plots and Real Estate Provision of building plots (bouwkavels) at various locations within the municipality for residential or commercial development.
• Moving and Address Registration Notification of relocations, re-registration, emigration and immigration processes, correspondence addresses, and BAG (basic administration buildings and addresses) inquiries, plus starter loans.
• Municipal Archive Services Archive research services by the municipal archivist at the archive location on Aleida Kramersingel 4, Coevorden, with charges of €8.50 per quarter hour.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor, core and supporting.

• Nordhorn (Germany)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025City twinning partnership focused on economy, education, traffic, tourism and culture. Joint project execution and lobby activities
• Chuhuiv (Ukraine)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025City twinning showing solidarity and providing support to Ukraine, including youth exchange and cultural programs
• Eems Dollard RegiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border cooperation organization for Dutch-German border region, implementing INTERREG subsidy programs and promoting regional economic development
• EUREGIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border cooperation organization covering southern Dutch-German border, implementing INTERREG A subsidy program and reducing border barriers
• Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with German federal state including Dutch national government, provincial governments and border municipalities on safety, tourism and youth exchange
• Europark Coevorden-EmlichheimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border industrial zone situated literally on the border, enabling low-threshold international entrepreneurship with attention for sustainable development, multimodal accessibility, innovation and cross-border labor market
• Dutch TechZonemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional economic development initiative for joint lobbying in Brussels representing Coevorden and other regional municipalities
• GrensInfoPunten (GIP)supportingOthersInformation points for questions about entrepreneurship, studying, working or living in Germany or the Netherlands, run by both Euregios with regular consultation hours in Emmen and Hardenberg
• Regio DealmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Deal cooperation with national government and regional municipalities for strengthening broad prosperity, with international cooperation with German partners
• Recreatieschap DrenthesupportingOthersMunicipal contribution of €134,744 (2025) and €140,216 (2027 proposed) for recreational facilities in Drenthe province
• Veiligheidsregio DrenthesupportingOthersSafety region providing fire services, emergency management, and crisis response for Drenthe municipalities including Coevorden
• Omgevingsdienst DrenthesupportingOthersJoint environmental service for Drenthe municipalities handling permits and enforcement
• SamenDrenthe / GGD DrenthesupportingOthersCollaborative health and social services organization for Drenthe municipalities
• Publiek Vervoer Groningen DrenthesupportingOthersPublic transportation services for Groningen and Drenthe provinces
• Gemeenten Borger-Odoorn, Emmen, Hardenberg en HoogeveensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on social resilience against undermining (ondermijning) - 'Samen sociaal weerbaar tegen ondermijning'
• EMCO-groepsupportingOthersEconomic development group serving regional municipalities

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Utrecht: Mid-to-large Dutch municipality with comparable omnichannel citizen services and digital-first service delivery approach. Represented in Dutch TechZone regional lobbying alliance alongside Coevorden.
• Gemeente Amsterdam: Largest Dutch municipality providing the same comprehensive service portfolio (permits, social care, waste, parking, taxation) but at much greater scale. Useful as a broad incumbent reference for service-delivery operating models and digital infrastructure approaches.

Regional players

• Gemeente Emlichheim (Samtgemeinde Emlichheim): German counterpart municipality co-located on the border via the Europark Coevorden-Emlichheim cross-border industrial zone. Same cross-border economic cluster but operates under German municipal law rather than Dutch.
• Provincie Drenthe: Provincial government overseeing the same territory as Coevorden and operating regional economic development, recreation (Recreatieschap Drenthe), and spatial planning functions. Coevorden contributes to provincial recreation financing (€134,744 in 2025).
• Gemeente Enschede: Dutch municipality at the German border with comparable cross-border economic development dynamics and partnership structures (EUREGIO membership). Comparable in its mix of bilingual/cross-border service delivery and mid-sized population scale.

Direct peers

• Gemeente Emmen: Direct neighboring municipality in Drenthe providing the same Dutch municipal service portfolio (documents, permits, social care, waste management). Coevorden explicitly collaborates with Emmen on social resilience ('Samen sociaal weerbaar tegen ondermijning'), making service scope and scale closely comparable.
• Gemeente Borger-Odoorn: Small Drenthe municipality participating in the same anti-undermining coalition as Coevorden. Directly comparable scale, rural demographic profile, and Drenthe-specific service environment.
• Gemeente Hardenberg: Direct neighboring Overijssel municipality collaborating with Coevorden on the same anti-undermining program and sharing the GrensInfoPunten cross-border information service with consultation hours in both Emmen and Hardenberg. Closely comparable service portfolio and population scale.
• Gemeente Nordhorn (Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim): German twin city officially partnered with Coevorden as of 2025-06 across economy, education, traffic, tourism, and culture. Operates an equivalent municipal service portfolio for a comparable cross-border population and shares the Europark cross-border industrial zone.
• Gemeente Hoogeveen: Drenthe-region municipality collaborating on the same anti-undermijning ('Samen sociaal weerbaar') initiative. Comparable service scope, demographic profile, and participation in the same regional bodies (Veiligheidsregio Drenthe, GGD, Publiek Vervoer).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles8 records

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